great room

noun

: a large room in a residence usually serving several functions (as of a dining room, living room, and family room)

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There are seven bedrooms, six full bathrooms, and three half-baths, plus a den, library, office, great room, loft, and media room. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2026 Built in 1988, the seven-bedroom farmhouse has a vaulted post-and-beam great room with a stone fireplace and a formal dining room, plus a billiards area, media room, gym, and sauna. The Week Us, TheWeek, 26 Jan. 2026 Inside the main floor, a two-story great room greets you with lots of windows. Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026 The great room is Pondbank’s star attraction. Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for great room

Word History

First Known Use

1639, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of great room was in 1639

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“Great room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great%20room. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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