temple
/ˈtempl/ noun [C]Definition
BUILDING › a building where people in some religions go to pray or worship: a Buddhist temple
PART OF THE BODY › the area on each side of your head in front of the top of your ear
(Definition of temple noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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