单词 | exedra |
释义 | exedra —exedral, adj. /ek"si dreuh, ek see"-/, n. , pl. exedrae /ek"si dree', ek see"dree/. 1. (in ancient Greece and Rome) a room or covered area open on one side, used as a meeting place. 2. a permanent outdoor bench, semicircular in plan and having a high back. Also, exhedra. [1700-10; < L: hall furnished with seats < Gk exédra (covered) walk with seats, equiv. to ex- EX-3 + (h)édra seat, bench] |
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