anteroom

[an-tee-room, -roo m]

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noun

a room that admits to a larger room.
a waiting room.

Origin of anteroom

First recorded in 1755–65; ante- + room

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Related Words for anteroom

hallway, foyer, porch, doorway, vestibule, compartment, cubicle, lobby, entrance, room, gallery, rotunda, portico, entryway, portal, entry, gateway, hall, narthex, anteroom

Examples from the Web for anteroom

Contemporary Examples of anteroom

There was a black kid waiting in the anteroom and I asked him if he would stand up for us.
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Alex Belth
February 16, 2014
At this time, House Speaker Nicholas Longworth made his own alcohol and served it to colleagues in his anteroom.
Return of the Boozy Politician
Rebecca Dana, Samuel P. Jacobs
November 5, 2010
When the corporate lobbyists arrived, however, they were told to cool their heels in an anteroom.
The End of the Detroit Dream
Paul Ingrassia
January 6, 2010

Historical Examples of anteroom

Thus on his way in he had dismissed the creditors in the anteroom.
Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille
Emile Zola
Then he leapt back again, and his leap brought him to the threshold of the anteroom.
St. Martin's Summer
Rafael Sabatini
Valerie was at table in her anteroom, and "Battista" was in attendance.
St. Martin's Summer
Rafael Sabatini
He excused himself from Le Chapelier, and went briskly out to the anteroom.
Scaramouche
Rafael Sabatini
In an instant, from the anteroom to the street, all was commotion.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845
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British Dictionary definitions for anteroom

anteroom

noun

a room giving entrance to a larger room, often used as a waiting room

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Word Origin and History for anteroom

also ante-room, 1762, literally "a room in front;" after French antichambre, Italian anticamera, from Latin ante "before" (see ante) + camera (see chamber).