anteroom
noun
an·te·room
ˈan-ti-ˌrüm 
-ˌru̇m
: a small outer room that leads to another room and that is often used as a waiting room
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Elliott notes that a Picasso painting hangs in the anteroom to a prominent political family’s Washington, D.C. bathroom.
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Dina Cheney, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025
Among the several measures is the creation of a 6,200-square-meter anteroom, or a large plaza on Placa Gaudi in front of the basilica.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
Photo : Concierge Auctions To the right of the foyer are wide steps leading down into an anteroom and the elegant fireside living room beyond.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025
His own dwelling is modest, and—characteristic of old Russian manners—entered through an anteroom in which maids see to their needlework.
—Eugène-Melchior De Vogüé, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
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Dina Cheney, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025
Among the several measures is the creation of a 6,200-square-meter anteroom, or a large plaza on Placa Gaudi in front of the basilica.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
Photo : Concierge Auctions To the right of the foyer are wide steps leading down into an anteroom and the elegant fireside living room beyond.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025
His own dwelling is modest, and—characteristic of old Russian manners—entered through an anteroom in which maids see to their needlework.
—Eugène-Melchior De Vogüé, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
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“Anteroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anteroom. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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anteroom
noun
an·te·room
ˈant-i-ˌrüm
-ˌru̇m
: a room used as an entrance to another
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