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: a long upholstered seat usually with arms and a back and often convertible into a bed
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Examples of sofa in a Sentence
I curled up on the sofa with a book.
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Its biggest sale of the year has kicked off early, bringing discounts of up to 40% off bed frames, sofas, lighting, tables, shelving, and home decor.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 19 Nov. 2024
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—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 4 Nov. 2024
This dust accumulates in the corners, lurks under the sofa, and rains down on your lampshades.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2024
Reading sconces are one great light source to place conveniently around the sofa and in-between windows, Chused said.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
earlier, raised carpeted floor, from Italian sofà, from Turkish sofa, from Arabic ṣuffa carpet, divan
First Known Use
1717, in the meaning defined above
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“Sofa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sofa. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
sofa
noun
so·fa
ˈsō-fə
: a long upholstered seat usually with arms and a back and often convertible into a bed
More from Merriam-Webster on sofa
Nglish: Translation of sofa for Spanish Speakers
Britannica English: Translation of sofa for Arabic Speakers
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