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vestibule

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Main Entry:
ves·ti·bule 
          Listen to the pronunciation of vestibule
Pronunciation:
\ˈves-tə-ˌbyül\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Latin vestibulum forecourt
Date:
1726
1 a: a passage, hall, or room between the outer door and the interior of a building : lobby b: an enclosed entrance at the end of a railway passenger car2: any of various bodily cavities esp. when serving as or resembling an entrance to some other cavity or space: as a: the central cavity of the bony labyrinth of the inner ear or the parts (as the saccule and utricle) of the membranous labyrinth that it contains b: the part of the left ventricle below the aortic orifice c: the space between the labia minora containing the orifice of the urethra d: the part of the mouth cavity outside the teeth and gums 3: a course that offers access (as to something new)
ves·ti·buled 
          Listen to the pronunciation of vestibuled \-ˌbyüld\ adjective


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