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Webster 1913 Edition


Exedra

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Ex′e-dra

(ĕks′ē̍-drȧ)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Exedræ
(ĕks′ē̍-drē)
.
[L., fr. Gr
ἐξέδρα
;
ἐξ
out +
ἕδρα
seat.]
1.
(Class. Antiq.)
A room in a public building, furnished with seats.
2.
(Arch.)
(a)
The projection of any part of a building in a rounded form.
(b)
Any out-of-door seat in stone, large enough for several persons; esp., one of curved form.