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Exedra
‖
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.
Definition 2024
exedra
exedra
English
Noun
exedra (plural exedras or exedrae)
- (architecture) A semicircular recess, with stone benches, used as a place for discussion.
- (by extension) A curved bench with a high back.
Translations
a semicircular recess
|
a curved bench
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐξ (ex, “out of”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈek.se.dra/, [ˈɛk.sɛ.dra]
Noun
exedra f (genitive exedrae); first declension
- hall (with seats) for a discussion etc
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | exedra | exedrae |
| genitive | exedrae | exedrārum |
| dative | exedrae | exedrīs |
| accusative | exedram | exedrās |
| ablative | exedrā | exedrīs |
| vocative | exedra | exedrae |
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)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “exedra”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- exedra in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- 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