[ek-si-druh, ek-see-] 
[ek-si-dree, ek-see-dree] . | 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. |
| ex·e·dra (ěk'sĭ-drə, ĭk-sē'-) n.
[Latin, from Greek : ex-, ex- + hedrā, seat; see sed- in Indo-European roots.] |
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 to a niche therein.
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