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exedra

[ ek-si-druh, ek-see- ]

noun

plural exedrae
  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.


exedra

/ ˈɛksɪdrÉ™; É›kˈsiË- /

noun

  1. a building, room, portico, or apse containing a continuous bench, used in ancient Greece and Rome for holding discussions
  2. an outdoor bench in a recess
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of exedra1

1700–10; < Latin: hall furnished with seats < Greek ±ð³æé»å°ù²¹ (covered) walk with seats, equivalent to ex- ex- 3 + ( h ) é»å°ù²¹ seat, bench
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of exedra1

C18: via Latin from Greek, from hedra seat
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The exedra — a Greek term for what became a popular garden feature in the 18th century — has a statue of Eros at its center in commemoration of the Seilheimers’ 40th wedding anniversary.

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A collaboration by Augustus Saint-Gaudens on an exedra designed by architect Stanford White, the statue, cast in 1880, stands above reliefs of two female figures representing Loyalty and Courage.

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Tired after a long walk, I fell asleep under a fig tree and had a strange dream, full of words whose relation to one another I didn’t understand: mouth, nasturtium, exedra, unicorn.

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It is still unclear whether the watch vanished from Gandolfini’s room in the Boscolo Exedra Hotel in Rome, Italy, or whether the actor was wearing it when he collapsed.

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Roberto Cinti was driving the Ferrari 599 GTB, one of the most powerful vehicles in the world, from a parking garage to the Hotel Exedra down the road when he lost control, according to local media.

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