First Known Use: 1659
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exedra
noun ex·e·dra \ˈek-sə-drə\
plural ex·e·drae\-ˌdrē, -ˌdrī\ or ex·e·dras
Definition of EXEDRA
1
: a room (as in a temple or house) in ancient Greece and Rome used for conversation and formed by an open or columned recess often semicircular in shape and furnished with seats
2
: a large outdoor nearly semicircular seat with a solid back
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Origin of EXEDRA
Latin, from Greek, from ex- + hedra seat — more at sit
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