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great room

American  

noun

  1. a large, open room in a house, especially a living room that doubles as a family room or dining room.


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The ground floor features an open great room with a wood-paneled ceiling and a wall of bifold glass doors, which open to a landscaped conversation area.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

The extravagant gesture of its shape is undercut by its refusal to give us any great room, any place of gregarious gathering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

Among its more impressive features are an extraordinary great room with a 30-foot ceiling, as well as an expansive primary suite that boasts a sitting room, balcony, enormous walk-in closet, and two bathrooms.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 31, 2026

Instead, visitors pass through double wooden gates into the courtyard, then through glass pocket doors into the great room and kitchen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

We had already worked our way through the great room, the living room, and the dining room.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

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