foyer

[ foi-er, foi-ey; French fwa-yey ]
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noun,plural foy·ers [foi-erz, -eyz; French fwa-yey]. /ˈfɔɪ ərz, -eɪz; French fwaˈyeɪ/.
  1. the lobby of a theater, hotel, or apartment house.

  2. a vestibule or entrance hall in a house or apartment.

Origin of foyer

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1855–60; <French: fireplace, hearth (originally a room to which theater audiences went for warmth between the acts) <Gallo-Latin *focārium, equivalent to Latin foc(us) hearth (cf. focus) + -ārium-arium

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foyer

/ (ˈfɔɪeɪ, ˈfɔɪə) /


noun
  1. a hall, lobby, or anteroom, used for reception and as a meeting place, as in a hotel, theatre, cinema, etc

  2. (in Britain) a centre providing accommodation and employment training, etc. for homeless young people

Origin of foyer

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C19: from French: fireplace, from Medieval Latin focārius, from Latin focus fire

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