ˈeksədreə, ekˈsēd- noun
also ex·he·dra ekˈsēd-, eks-, ˈhēd-
( plural exe·drae -ˌdrē)
Etymology: Latin exedra, from Greek, from ex out of, out + hedra seat, from hezesthai to sit — more at ex- , sit
1. in ancient Greece and Rome : a room for conversation usually open like a portico and furnished with seats
2. : a large out-of-door nearly semicircular seat or bench with a solid back
• ex·e·dral -rəl adjective