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exedra

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?? (ex, out of) + ???? (hédra, seat).

Noun

exedra (plural exedras or exedrae)

  1. (architecture) A semicircular recess, with stone benches, used as a place for discussion.
  2. (by extension) A curved bench with a high back.

Translations


Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?? (ex, out of) + ???? (hédra, seat).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /?ek.se.dra/, [??ks??d??ä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?ek.se.dra/, [???z?d???]

Noun

exedra f (genitive exedrae); first declension

  1. hall (with seats) for a discussion etc

Declension

First-declension noun.

References

  • exedra in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • exedra in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • exedra in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • exedra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • exedra in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia?[1]
  • exedra in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • exedra in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

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exedrae

English

Noun

exedrae

  1. plural of exedra

Latin

Noun

exedrae

  1. nominative plural of exedra
  2. genitive singular of exedra
  3. dative singular of exedra
  4. vocative plural of exedra

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