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Word: Alcove
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from French alcôve, from Spanish alcoba, from Arabic al-qubba ‘the vault’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈalkəʊv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a recess in the wall of a room or garden
Short Definition:recess in wall of room or garden
Examples:- the rest of the tables were in little alcoves around the bar
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