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a room for receiving visitors, clients, patients, etc.[1820-30]
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reception room
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reception room — reception rooms N COUNT A reception room is a room in a house, for example a living room, where people can sit. This expression is often used in descriptions of houses that are for sale. [BRIT] … English dictionary
reception room — n. a room as in a house, office, etc. for receiving visitors, clients, etc. as they arrive … English World dictionary
reception room — index chamber (compartment) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
reception room — noun a room for receiving and entertaining visitors (as in a private house or hotel) (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑room • Hyponyms: ↑drawing room, ↑withdrawing room, ↑parlor, ↑parlour * * * noun, pl ⋯ rooms [count … Useful english dictionary
reception room — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms reception room : singular reception room plural reception rooms British a living room or dining room. This word is used when selling houses … English dictionary
reception room — room in which visitors or patients are received and can wait for their appointment … English contemporary dictionary
reception room — noun (C) BrE a word, used especially by people who sell houses, for a room, especially a livingroom, in a private house that is not a kitchen, bedroom, or bathroom: The house has three bedrooms, a large kitchen and two reception rooms … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
reception room — re ception .room n BrE a room in a private house that is not a kitchen, bedroom, or bathroom used by people who sell houses … Dictionary of contemporary English
reception room — noun a function room in a hotel or other building. ↘Brit. a room in a private house suitable for entertaining visitors … English new terms dictionary
reception room — /rəˈsɛpʃən rum/ (say ruh sepshuhn roohm) noun a room for receiving visitors, clients, etc …
