great room

noun

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

Examples of great room in a Sentence

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The main level will include a great room, dining room, kitchen and powder room. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026 The sweeping great room and six bedrooms (three upstairs, three down) all look out across the landscape. — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2026 Another bedroom comes with a ladder-accessible sleeping loft, while a mezzanine reading nook overlooks the great room below. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2026 The front door opens into a great room which occupies most of the home's 470-sq-ft (43-sq-m) floorspace. — New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026 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 26 Oct. 2026.

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