Definition of exedra
exedrae
play \ˈek-sə-ˌdrē, -ˌdrī\ orexedras
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 and Etymology of exedra
Latin, from Greek, from ex- + hedra seat — more at sit
First Known Use: 1659
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