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exhedra
ex•e•dra (ˈɛk sɪ drə, ɛkˈsi-) n., pl. ex•e•drae (ˈɛk sɪˌdri, ɛkˈsi dri) 1. (in ancient Greece and Rome) a recess in the wall of a courtyard or other open area, as in a palaestra, used for lectures or meetings. 2. a permanent outdoor bench, semicircular in plan and having a high back. [1700–10; < Latin < Greek exédra=ex- ex-3 + (h)édra seat, bench] exhedra
exedra, exhedra exedra, 1 1.A large niche or recess, usually with a bench or seats, semicircular or rectangular in plan and either roofed or unroofed. 2. In a church, a large apsidal extension of an interior volume, normally on a main axis. |