anteroom
[an-tee-room, -roo m]
- a room that admits to a larger room.
- a waiting room.
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Origin of anteroom
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Contemporary Examples
There was a black kid waiting in the anteroom and I asked him if he would stand up for us.
At this time, House Speaker Nicholas Longworth made his own alcohol and served it to colleagues in his anteroom.
When the corporate lobbyists arrived, however, they were told to cool their heels in an anteroom.
Historical Examples
Thus on his way in he had dismissed the creditors in the anteroom.
Then he leapt back again, and his leap brought him to the threshold of the anteroom.
St. Martin's SummerRafael Sabatini
Valerie was at table in her anteroom, and "Battista" was in attendance.
St. Martin's SummerRafael Sabatini
He excused himself from Le Chapelier, and went briskly out to the anteroom.
ScaramoucheRafael Sabatini
In an instant, from the anteroom to the street, all was commotion.
anteroom
- a room giving entrance to a larger room, often used as a waiting room
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Word Origin and History for anteroom
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