reception room
Americannoun
noun
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a room in a private house suitable for entertaining guests, esp a lounge or dining room
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a room in a hotel suitable for large parties, receptions, etc
Etymology
Origin of reception room
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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A black, polished sliding door delivers you into a reception room whose pomp is disciplined by marble piers, dark patinated-bronze framing panels, and—most memorably—walls sheathed in gold mosaic and red marble.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
One of the screens can "within an hour" be turned into a reception room able to host up to 200 people.
From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025
As part of Wednesday's Dáil return, Mr Martin will travel to the Áras an Uachtaráin about 13:00 local time to meet Irish President Michael D Higgins in the state reception room.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025
Hours after Dominguez was arraigned, hundreds of relatives and friends of Najm gathered in a reception room on the UC Davis campus to celebrate his life.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2023
They stood in the reception room kitchen with the Yama- shitas, Ichiharas, Sasakis, and Hayashidas and listened to the Bendix sitting on the counter.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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