sedile

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A form of sedilium — One of a row of seats in an Ancient Roman amphitheatre.

Scrabble 7

Meanings

nounsedile (plural sediles or sedilia)

plural sediles · plural sedilia

  1. alternativeAlternative form of sedilium (“type of seat in a church”).

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Origin

  1. Latinsedīle
  2. Englishsedile

From Latin sedīle, from sedēre. By surface analysis, sed- (“seat”) + -ile.

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APA

sedile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sedile

MLA

“sedile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sedile. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sedile,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sedile.

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