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alcove definition

al·cove (al′kōv′)

noun

  1. a recessed section of a room, as a breakfast nook
  2. a secluded bower in a garden; summerhouse

Etymology: Fr < Sp alcoba < Ar al-qubba < al, the + qubba, arch, vault, dome

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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