- anteroom
- an·te·room
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anteroom
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Anteroom — An te*room, n. A room before, or forming an entrance to, another; a waiting room. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anteroom — index chamber (compartment), entrance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
anteroom — (n.) also ante room, 1762, lit. a room in front; after Fr. antichambre, It. anticamera, from L. ante before (see ANTE (Cf. ante)) + camera (see CHAMBER (Cf. chamber)) … Etymology dictionary
anteroom — [an′tē ro͞om, an′tiro͞om΄] n. a room leading to a larger or more important room; waiting room … English World dictionary
anteroom — [[t]æ̱ntiruːm[/t]] anterooms also ante room N COUNT An anteroom is a small room leading into a larger room. I was waiting in the anteroom of a BBC radio studio to interview Mr Follows. Syn: antechamber … English dictionary
anteroom — UK [ˈæntɪˌruːm] / US [ˈæntɪˌrum] noun [countable] Word forms anteroom : singular anteroom plural anterooms a small room that leads to a larger and more important room … English dictionary
anteroom — I antechamber, anteroom (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. waiting room, ingress; lobby, vestibule, foyer. See receptacle. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. waiting room, antechamber, outer office; see room 2 … English dictionary for students
anteroom — noun guests will be met in the anteroom Syn: antechamber, vestibule, lobby, foyer, outer room; Architecture narthex … Thesaurus of popular words
anteroom — noun Date: 1762 an outer room that leads to another room and that is often used as a waiting room … New Collegiate Dictionary
anteroom — /an tee roohm , room /, n. 1. a room that admits to a larger room. 2. a waiting room. [1755 65; ANTE + ROOM] * * * … Universalium
anteroom — noun /ˈæn.ti.ɹʊm/ A room before, or forming an entrance to, another; a waiting room. Syn: antechamber … Wiktionary
