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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On the ground floor, next to their 4-year-old grandson’s toy cars, is a reception room with a wooden door.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 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
There Ms Coker was met by "three young teenage girls sitting in the reception room with nurses' uniforms on".
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2025
He has been counseling groups of Filipinos staying in hotels, even celebrating Mass in a hotel reception room.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2023
The usher sent the card in to Brown along with the cards of everyone else in the reception room.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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