Look up: EXEDRA

1. Exedra
   In architecture an exedra is the projection of any part of a building in a rounded form or any out- of-door seat in stone, large enough for several persons; especially one of a curved form.
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2. Exedra
   a semicircular portico with curved outdoor high-backed benches that was often used in ancient Greek and Roman times as meeting area.
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3. exedra
   In architecture, an open recess such as a niche containing a seat, and usually curved in plan. ...
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4. exedra
   Any architectural element that opened off and onto a usually larger element. They took the form of a semi-circular or rectangular recess with an open front, and often had seats or benches. In Roman bath houses, exedrae were often open rooms off the palaestra, used for rest and relaxation and also for philosophical debates and other educational purp…
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5. Exedra
   See apse.
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6. Exedra
   Ex'e·dra (ĕks'e*drȧ) noun ; plural Exedræ (- drē). [ Latin , from Gr 'exe`dra ; 'ex out + 'e`dra seat.] 1. (Class. Antiq.) A room in a public building, furnishe...
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7. Exedra
   • (n.) Any out-of-door seat in stone, large enough for several persons; esp., one of curved form. • (n.) The projection of any part of a building in a rounded form. • (n.) A room in a public building, furnished with seats.
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8. exedra
   in architecture, semicircular or rectangular niche with a raised seat; more loosely applied, the term also refers to the apse (q.v.) of a church or ...
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9. Exedra
   In architecture, an `exedra` is a semicircular recess or plinth, often crowned by a semi-dome, which is often set into a building`s facade. The original Greek sense (a seat out of doors) was applied to a room that opened onto a stoa, ringed with curved high-backed stone benches, a suitable place for...
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