reception room
Americannoun
noun
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a room in a private house suitable for entertaining guests, esp a lounge or dining room
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a room in a hotel suitable for large parties, receptions, etc
Etymology
Origin of reception room
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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Pip Burley, who worked on the ITV 90s comedy-drama The Darling Buds of May, recalled meeting the Hollywood star in the reception room of his final casting session.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
A black, polished sliding door delivers you into a reception room whose pomp is disciplined by marble piers, dark patinated-bronze framing panels, and—most memorably—walls sheathed in gold mosaic and red marble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
One of the screens can "within an hour" be turned into a reception room able to host up to 200 people.
From Barron's ● Nov. 29, 2025
Hours after Dominguez was arraigned, hundreds of relatives and friends of Najm gathered in a reception room on the UC Davis campus to celebrate his life.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2023
While he goes into the gym to find Muhammad, I sit on the couch in the reception room.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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