| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | so·fa |
| PRONUNCIATION: | s f |
| NOUN: | A long upholstered seat typically with a back and arms. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Turkish, from Arabic uffa, carpet, divan, from Aramaic ipp , absolute form of ipp t , mat. See pp in Appendix II.
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