antechamber

[ an-tee-cheym-ber ]

noun

1. a chamber or room that serves as a waiting room and entrance to a larger room or an apartment; anteroom.

antechamber

/ ˈæntɪˌtʃeɪmbə /

noun

1. another name for anteroom

Word History and Origins

Origin of antechamber¹

1650–60; earlier antichamber < French antichambre, as translation of Italian anticamera, equivalent to anti- (< Latin ante- ante- ) + camera chamber

Word History and Origins

Origin of antechamber¹

C17: from Old French, from Italian anticamera; see ante- , chamber

Example Sentences

Once inside the school cafeteria, which served as an antechamber, each candidate had his own booth.

From The Daily Beast

We're standing in a dark, closet-sized antechamber just off a quiet street in Palermo Hollywood, Buenos Aires.

From The Daily Beast

And the gruff voice of the drayman, growing impatient in the antechamber: "Come, come, make haste."

From Project Gutenberg

One morning, Jenkins having called in the course of his round, found Constance alone and doing nothing in the antechamber.

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As the Rabbis say, 'Repent in the antechamber, that thou mayest enter the room of state.'

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The den of the sibyl was much darker than the antechamber; the color of the walls could scarcely be distinguished.

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Gazonal, horrified by the gaze of Astaroth, rushed into the antechamber, after bowing to the terrible old woman.

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Related Words

• corridor
• doorway
• foyer
• hall
• hallway
• porch
• vestibule
• waiting room