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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•e•dra (ek′si drə, ek sē′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. ex•e•drae (ek′si drē′, ek sē′drē).USA pronunciation - Antiquity, Architecture(in ancient Greece and Rome) a room or covered area open on one side, used as a meeting place.
- a permanent outdoor bench, semicircular in plan and having a high back.
Also, exhedra. - Greek exédra (covered) walk with seats, equivalent. to ex- ex-3 + (h)édra seat, bench
- Latin: hall furnished with seats
- 1700–10
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