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      reredos
      noun
      a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table
      Roots
      retrorere- · French · behinddosdos- · French · back
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      The word reredos breaks down into 2 roots of French origin: rere-, from French retro (“behind”); and dos, from French dos (“back”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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