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antechamber

[an-tee-cheym-ber]
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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.

RELATED WORDS

hallway, porch, hall, vestibule, corridor, foyer, doorway, chamber, apartment, cage, cubicle, box, room, cell, bedroom, lobby, passageway, gateway, passage, entrance

Nearby words

  1. antecedence,
  2. antecedency,
  3. antecedent,
  4. antecedents,
  5. antecessor,
  6. antechapel,
  7. antechoir,
  8. antecourt,
  9. antecubital,
  10. antedate

Origin of antechamber

1650–60; earlier antichamber < French antichambre, as translation of Italian anticamera, equivalent to anti- (< Latin ante- ante-) + camera chamber
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British Dictionary definitions for antechamber

antechamber

noun

another name for anteroom

Word Origin for antechamber

C17: from Old French, from Italian anticamera; see ante-, chamber
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Word Origin and History for antechamber

antechamber

n.

1650s, from French antichambre (16c.), on analogy of Italian anticamera (see ante and chamber).

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