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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Once inside, the great room, beneath a double-height ceiling with skylights, has unobstructed Biscayne Bay vistas. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 June 2025 The house Warren purchased has a wraparound deck, a new cedar shake roof, a great room with a 19-foot alder wood ceiling and a Lannon stone fireplace, and a kitchen with high-end appliances, a center island and a breakfast bar. Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025 The next homeowner will enjoy a center island kitchen that opens to the great room, an adjoining large den and vaulted, open beam ceilings as well as big picture windows, according to Zillow. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025 The view down the great room north, toward an alcove with a wood-burning fireplace. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 19 May 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 Jul. 2025.

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