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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great room

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

At the heart of the dwelling is an enormous great room, which opens up to a formal dining room—complete with its own wine cellar—as well as a gourmet kitchen with “premium appliances” and custom cabinetry.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 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

The Harriet house included a covered patio, great room, kitchen, dining room and two-car garage, as well as “a spacious walk-in closet” and the option to add vaulted ceilings in the great room.

From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2024

When we are done, the great room is decorated with piggy banks and patchwork quilts, stacks of children’s books, a lamp shaped like an owl.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart