Exedra

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A usually curved outdoor bench with a high back.
  • n. An often semicircular portico with seats that was used in ancient Greece and Rome as a place for discussions.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A semicircular recess, with stone benches, used as a place for discussion.
  • n. A curved bench with a high back.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A room in a public building, furnished with seats.
  • n.
  • n. The projection of any part of a building in a rounded form.
  • n. Any out-of-door seat in stone, large enough for several persons; esp., one of curved form.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In ancient architecture, a raised platform with steps, in the open air, often by a roadside or in some other public place, provided with seats for the purpose of repose and conversation.
  • Word Usage
    "The "exedra" in the western bordering wall of the street."