anteroom
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6.5
- noun
- /ˈæntəˌrum/
:
antecámara
- We passed through the large double doors and into the small, dark anteroom that preceded Courtroom 11A.
Examples
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Charbonneau was in the anteroom of one of the small autopsy suites, flipping pages in a spiral notebook.
Fiction book (2001) -
Would you mind waiting in the anteroom, Mr Randall?
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"...came smiling into the anteroom for his big announcement."
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The members of the court will retire to an anteroom until further instructed.
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Why wasn't this witness advised to wait in the anteroom?
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Through the window, I could see a single lamp in the anteroom, a light so barren it unnerved me.
Fiction book (1993) -
Makepeace had been left behind in the anteroom, but Jessie, for some reason, had been allowed to accompany them.
Fiction book (2000) -
The four of us sat in a small anteroom beside the auditorium, and the noise from inside was horrifying.
Academic text (2011) -
In a tiny, cramped anteroom off the jockeys' locker room at Rockingham, there is a church service underway.
Fiction book (1997) -
Please wait in the anteroom until your appointment is ready.
Synonyms
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1.3
A large entrance area in a building where people wait
45
3.9
A large entrance hall in a building like a hotel or theater where people wait
18
2.6
A small area inside a building next to the front door where people enter
12
6.0
A small entrance hall next to a building's front door where people wait
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3.5
A space at the front of a building where people enter
4
2.8
A large room just inside the main door where people enter and wait
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8.2
A small room before a larger room where people wait
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Etymology
The word anteroom starts with ante-, which means 'before', and ends with room. So an anteroom is literally a 'room before' the main room, which is why it is a small entry or waiting area.