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Anteroom - Meaning, Definition & English Examples

An anteroom is a small room leading to a larger main room, often used as a waiting area or for preliminary meetings before entering the primary space.

anteroom

/ˈæn.ti.ruːm/ /ˈæn.ti.rʊm/

Definition:

A small room leading to a larger one, often used as a waiting area.

Synonyms:

foyer, vestibule, lobby, waiting room

Part of Speech:

noun

Antonyms:

main room, exit

Common Collocations:

grand anteroom, hotel anteroom, palace anteroom, office anteroom

Derivatives:

anterooms (plural)

Usage Tips:

Use "anteroom" to describe a transitional space before entering a main area, like a lobby or waiting room.

Common Phrases:

wait in the anteroom, elegant anteroom, royal anteroom

Etymology:

From Latin "ante" (before) + "room," meaning a room before another.

Examples:

  • 1. The guests gathered in the anteroom before the ceremony began.
  • 2. She waited nervously in the palace's ornate anteroom.
  • 3. The office's anteroom was filled with magazines and chairs.
  • 4. They stored their coats in the small anteroom near the entrance.

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