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chamber

[ cheym-ber ]
/ ˈtʃeɪm bər /
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noun
adjective
of, relating to, or performing chamber music: chamber players.
verb (used with object)
to put or enclose in, or as in, a chamber.
to provide with a chamber.
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Origin of chamber

1175–1225; Middle English chambre<Old French <Latin camera, variant of camara vaulted room, vault <Greek kamára

OTHER WORDS FROM chamber

un·der·cham·ber, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for chamber

chamber
/ (ˈtʃeɪmbə) /

noun
verb
(tr) to put in or provide with a chamber
See also chambers

Word Origin for chamber

C13: from Old French chambre, from Late Latin camera room, Latin: vault, from Greek kamara
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