antechamber
A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger roomA small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.
» The archaeologists discovered a hidden antechamber leading to the pharaoh's tomb.
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2 sensesA small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.
Vorraum, Vorzimmer, Vorkammer
прихо́жаяprixóžaja
a large entrance or reception room or area
The space immediately below the guard cells of a stoma.
Examples
2 sentencesThe archaeologists discovered a hidden antechamber leading to the pharaoh's tomb.
The antechamber was dimly lit, filled with portraits of long-dead ancestors.
ruТускло освещённая прихожая была увешана портретами давно почивших предков. — Wezel
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French antichambre, with remodelling after ante- and chamber. By surface analyFrom Middle French antichambre, with remodelling after ante- and chamber. By surface analysis, ante- + chamber.
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