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great room

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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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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

Because they have a great room over there and some really good guys.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2023

The heart of the house is the double-height great room.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2023

He roared so loudly that the crystal in the chandeliers tinkled, and every bird in the great room shrieked, and Lyra’s ears rang.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

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