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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
alcove
al·cove [alcove alcoves] BrE [ˈælkəʊv] NAmE [ˈælkoʊv] noun
an area in a room that is formed by part of a wall being built farther back than the rest of the wall
•The bookcase fits neatly into the alcove.
Word Origin:
late 16th cent.: from French alcôve, from Spanish alcoba, from Arabic al-qubba ‘the vault’.
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