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Meaning of alcove in English
Pronunciation
/ˈælˌkoʊv/
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Noun
alcove
Etymology
late 16th century: from French alcôve, from Spanish alcoba, from Arabic al-qubba‘the vault’
Definitions
1.
a small recess opening off a larger room