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niche |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Niche \Niche\, n. [F., fr It nicchia prop., a shell-like recess in a wall, fr nicchio a shellfish, mussel, fr L. mytilus.] A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. hence any similar position, literal or figurative. Images defended from the injuries of the weather by niches of stone wherein they are placed. --Evelun. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: niche n 1: a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it "he found his niche in the academic world" 2: a small concavity [syn: {recess}, {recession}, {corner}] 3: a space set back or indented [syn: {recess}] 4: (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)
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