common room

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noun

a room or lounge for informal use by all.

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Origin of common room

First recorded in 1660–70

Words nearby common room

common pleas, common prayer, common property, common rafter, common ratio, common room, commons, common salt, common school, common scold, common seal

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Example sentences from the Web for common room

Mason was the mathematical master who had testified in Common-room.
Stalky & Co.|Rudyard Kipling
In the common-room he found precisely the scene he had expected.
The Trampling of the Lilies|Rafael Sabatini
The Common-Room man here entered, and whispered to Carlton that a stranger was waiting for him in his rooms.
Loss and Gain|John Henry Newman
There, in that common-room of the caf, deserted at this hour of mid-afternoon, the great man came to him.
Scaramouche|Rafael Sabatini

In the common-room nothing had changed, and the men lay about precisely as he had left them.
The Trampling of the Lilies|Rafael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for common room

common room

noun

mainly British a sitting room in schools, colleges, etc, for the relaxation of students or staff

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