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temple

 
 
/ˈtempl/ noun [C]

Translation

BUILDING a building where people in some religions go to pray or worship
mâbet, tapınak
a Buddhist temple748
PART OF THE BODY the area on each side of your head in front of the top of your ear
şakak
539
(Definition of temple noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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