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Definition of Exhedrae
1. exhedra [n] - See also: exhedra
Lexicographical Neighbors of Exhedrae
Literary usage of Exhedrae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Ecclesiastical History to the Twentieth Year of the Reign of Constantine by Eusebius, Christian Frederic Crusé, Henri de Valois (1847)
"On e;ich side of the edifice there was a long passage to the body or nave of the
building, and these exhedrae and oeci were in the same right line, ..."
2. The Correspondence of M. Tullius Cicero: Arranged According to Its by Marcus Tullius Cicero, Robert Yelverton Tyrrell (1886)
"Still, in Cicero' s time, these exhedrae, in large houses, were special rooms
for learned discussion. Only the eminent had them, as only the eminent have at ..."
3. The English Historical Review by Mandell Creighton, Justin Winsor, Samuel Rawson Gardiner, Reginald Lane Poole, John Goronwy Edwards (1892)
"Description of the atrium, th-e exhedrae, and the gates. Then as people go towards
the entrances which lie in front of the temple, one comes upon an atrium. ..."
4. The Ruins and Excavations of Ancient Rome: A Companion Book for Students and by Rodolfo Amedeo Lanciani (1897)
"... and saw traces of the round halls and exhedrae which occupied the middle of
the portico. Its original name was preserved in the Middle Ages, ..."
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