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antechamber

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an·te·cham·ber  (nt-chmbr)
n.
A smaller room serving as an entryway into a larger room.

[French antichambre : anti-, before (from Latin ante-; see ante-) + chambre, chamber (from Old French chaumbre; see chamber).]

antechamber
Noun
an anteroom
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.antechamberantechamber - a large entrance or reception room or area
building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
narthex - a vestibule leading to the nave of a church
room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"
Translations
antechamber [ˈæntɪtʃeɪmbəʳ] nantecámara
antechamber [ˈæntɪtʃeɪmbəʳ] nantichambre f
antechamber [ˈæntɪtʃeɪmbəʳ] ante... nVorzimmer nt
antechamber [ˈæntɪtʃeɪmbəʳ] nanticamera


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On the landing D'Artagnan blushed; in the antechamber he trembled.
While the conversation turned on this subject, and was only for a moment interrupted by the arrival of a journal that contained nothing worth reading, we will just step out into the antechamber, where cloaks, mackintoshes, sticks, umbrellas, and shoes, were deposited.
Then my lord does not know that there are eight guards about him, four in his chamber, four in the antechamber, and that they never leave him.
 
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