| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| exedra |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ex·e·dra |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   k s -dr , k-s - |
| NOUN: | 1. A usually curved outdoor bench with a high back. 2. An often semicircular portico with seats that was used in ancient Greece and Rome as a place for discussions. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin, from Greek : ex-, ex- + hedr , seat; see sed- in Appendix I.
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