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reception room

American  

noun

  1. a room for receiving visitors, clients, patients, etc.

reception room British  

noun

  1. a room in a private house suitable for entertaining guests, esp a lounge or dining room

  2. a room in a hotel suitable for large parties, receptions, etc

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Etymology

Origin of reception room

First recorded in 1820–30

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Vice President Kamala Harris holds a roundtable with civil and reproductive rights leaders who are working to protect women's reproductive rights, in the Diplomatic Reception room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, U.S.,

From Reuters • Sep. 23, 2022

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