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noun
1.
a recess or small room adjacent to or opening out of a room: a dining alcove.
2.
a recess in a room for a bed, bookcases, or the like.
3.
any recessed space, as a bower in a garden.
Origin:
1670–80; < French alcôve < Spanish alcoba < Arabic al-qubbah the dome
1670–80; < French alcôve < Spanish alcoba < Arabic al-qubbah the dome
Synonyms
nook, bay.
nook, bay.
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Word Origin & History
alcove
1670s, "vaulted recess," from Fr. alcôve, from Sp. alcoba, from Arabic al-qobbah "the vaulted chamber," from Sem. base q-b-b "to be bent, crooked, vaulted."
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