antechamber

[ an-tee-cheym-ber ]

/ ˈæn tiˌtʃeɪm bər /

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noun

a chamber or room that serves as a waiting room and entrance to a larger room or an apartment; anteroom.

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Origin of antechamber

1650–60; earlier antichamber<French antichambre, as translation of Italian anticamera, equivalent to anti- (<Latin ante-ante-) + camerachamber

Words nearby antechamber

antecedence, antecedency, antecedent, antecedents, antecessor, antechamber, antechapel, antechoir, ante-Christum, antecourt, antedate

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How to use antechamber in a sentence

Once inside the school cafeteria, which served as an antechamber, each candidate had his own booth.
The Bizarro World Of Iowa’s GOP Convention|Ben Jacobs|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We're standing in a dark, closet-sized antechamber just off a quiet street in Palermo Hollywood, Buenos Aires.
The Secret Speakeasies of Buenos Aires|Jeff Campagna|February 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the gruff voice of the drayman, growing impatient in the antechamber: "Come, come, make haste."
The Nabob|Alphonse Daudet
One morning, Jenkins having called in the course of his round, found Constance alone and doing nothing in the antechamber.
The Nabob|Alphonse Daudet

As the Rabbis say, 'Repent in the antechamber, that thou mayest enter the room of state.'
Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala|Various
The den of the sibyl was much darker than the antechamber; the color of the walls could scarcely be distinguished.
Unconscious Comedians|Honore de Balzac
Gazonal, horrified by the gaze of Astaroth, rushed into the antechamber, after bowing to the terrible old woman.
Unconscious Comedians|Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for antechamber

antechamber

/ (ˈæntɪˌtʃeɪmbə) /

noun

another name for anteroom

Word Origin for antechamber

C17: from Old French, from Italian anticamera; see ante-, chamber

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