exedra
ex·e·dra
noun \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
Origin of EXEDRA
Latin, from Greek, from ex- + hedra seat — more at sit
First Known Use: 1659
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