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/lunch"roohm', -room'/, n.1. a room, as in a school, where light meals or snacks can be bought or where food brought from home may be eaten.2. a luncheonette.[1815-25; LUNCH + ROOM]
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lunchroom — n. a dining room (in a school, business, or other non domestic facility) where lunch can be purchased. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lunchroom — ☆ lunchroom [lunch′ro͞om΄ ] n. 1. a restaurant where light, quick meals, as lunches, are served 2. a room in an office, school, etc. where lunches, usually brought in, may be eaten … English World dictionary
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lunchroom — [[t]lʌ̱ntʃruːm[/t]] lunchrooms also lunch room N COUNT A lunchroom is the room in a school or company where you buy and eat your lunch. [AM] … English dictionary
lunchroom — noun Date: 1830 1. luncheonette 2. a room (as in a school) where lunches supplied on the premises or brought from home may be eaten … New Collegiate Dictionary
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lunchroom — lunch|room [ˈlʌntʃru:m, rum] n AmE a large room in a school or office where people can eat … Dictionary of contemporary English
lunchroom — lunch|room [ lʌntʃ,rum, lʌntʃ,rum ] noun count AMERICAN a room in a school or office where people eat lunch … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lunchroom — n. cafeteria, room where lunches are served and eaten … English contemporary dictionary
lunchroom — noun (C) AmE a large room in a school or office where people can eat compare cafeteria lunchtime / lVntStaIm/ noun (C, U) the time in the middle of the day when people usually eat their lunch: a lunchtime drink … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
