The difference between Settee and Sofa
When used as nouns, settee means a long seat with a back, made to accommodate several persons at once, whereas sofa means a raised area of a building's floor, usually covered with carpeting, used for sitting.
check bellow for the other definitions of Settee and Sofa
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Settee as a noun:
A long seat with a back, made to accommodate several persons at once; a sofa.
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Settee as a noun:
A vessel with a very long, sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails, used in the Mediterranean.
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Sofa as a noun (Middle East, _, architecture, archaic):
A raised area of a building's floor, usually covered with carpeting, used for sitting.
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Sofa as a noun (furniture):
An upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, long enough to comfortably accommodate two or more people.