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Death is such a strange thing. One minute you're here and then just gone. You'd think there would be an anteroom, a place where you could be visited before you go.
John Banville

Meaning of "anteroom" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ANTEROOM

anteroom  [ˈæntɪˌruːm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANTEROOM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Anteroom is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ANTEROOM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Antechamber

An antechamber is a smaller room or vestibule serving as an entryway into a larger one. The word is formed of the Latin ante camera, meaning "room before". In some cases, an antechamber provides a space for a host to prepare or conduct private business away from a larger party or congregation. In a theme park, an antechamber may be used to tell guests about a ride before they experience it.

Definition of anteroom in the English dictionary

The definition of anteroom in the dictionary is a room giving entrance to a larger room, often used as a waiting room.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANTEROOM


ballroom
ˈbɔːlˌruːm
bathroom
ˈbɑːθˌruːm
bedroom
ˈbɛdˌruːm
boardroom
ˈbɔːdˌruːm
chatroom
ˈtʃætˌruːm
classroom
ˈklɑːsˌruːm
cloakroom
ˈkləʊkˌruːm
courtroom
ˈkɔːtˌruːm
darkroom
ˈdɑːkˌruːm
grillroom
ˈɡrɪlˌruːm
homeroom
ˈhəʊmˌruːm
legroom
ˈlɛɡˌruːm
newsroom
ˈnjuːzˌruːm
playroom
ˈpleɪˌruːm
pressroom
ˈprɛsˌruːm
salesroom
ˈseɪlzˌruːm
showroom
ˈʃəʊˌruːm
sunroom
ˈsʌnˌruːm
tearoom
ˈtiːˌruːm
washroom
ˈwɒʃˌruːm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANTEROOM

antennule
antenuptial
antenuptial marriage contract
anteorbital
antepast
antependia
antependium
antepenult
antepenultima
antepenultimate
anteposition
anteprandial
anterior
anteriority
anteriorly
anterograde
anterograde amnesia
antetype
anteversion
antevert

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANTEROOM

dining room
elephant in the room
family room
fireroom
give something houseroom
groom
hotel room
houseroom
kneeroom
living room
locker room
locker-room
master bedroom
mushroom
press room
room
saddleroom
saleroom
stateroom
wareroom

Synonyms and antonyms of anteroom in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ANTEROOM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «anteroom» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of anteroom

Translation of «anteroom» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANTEROOM

Find out the translation of anteroom to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of anteroom from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «anteroom» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

套房
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

antesala
570 millions of speakers

English

anteroom
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गलियारा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غرفة المدخل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прихожей
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

antecâmara
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাক্ষাৎ ঘর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

antichambre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Anteroom
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vorraum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

控室
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대기실
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Anteroom
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phòng trước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரங்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एंट्रूम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

antre
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

anticamera
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przedpokój
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

передпокою
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Mobila pentru anticamere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προθάλαμο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wagkamer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förrum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forværelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of anteroom

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTEROOM»

The term «anteroom» is regularly used and occupies the 58.362 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTEROOM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «anteroom» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «anteroom» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about anteroom

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QUOTES WITH «ANTEROOM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word anteroom.
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John Banville
Death is such a strange thing. One minute you're here and then just gone. You'd think there would be an anteroom, a place where you could be visited before you go.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANTEROOM»

Discover the use of anteroom in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to anteroom and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Anteroom: A Play in Two Acts
An offbeat, totally original comedy which marks the debut of a young playwright of exceptional imagination and promise.
Harry Kondoleon, 1986
2
Culture in the Anteroom: The Legacies of Siegfried Kracauer
An interdisciplinary approach to Kracauer's body of work
Gerd Gemunden, Gerd Gemünden, Johannes Von Moltke, 2012
3
In the Anteroom of Divinity: The Reformation of the Angels ...
With new philosophical, theological, and literary insights, this work offers a contribution to intellectual history and the history of religion in critical moments of the English Reformation.
Feisal Gharib Mohamed, 2008
4
The Anteroom of Paradise: Poems
SILVERFISH has reopened the door to THE ANTEROOM OF PARADISE, and I hope others will enter it to witness and delight in the evolving gifts of one of our finest poets"-- B. H. Fairchild.
Bruce Bond, 2007
5
The Anteroom: And Other Poems (1911)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
William Hervey Woods, 2010
6
Biological Risk Engineering Handbook: Infection Control and ...
(CDC, 1994) 14.26.15 Anterooms An anteroom may increase the effectiveness of the isolation room and minimize the potential escape of droplet nuclei into the corridor. The anteroom should have positive air pressure in relation to the ...
Martha J. Boss, Dennis W. Day, 2002
7
Siegfried Kracauer: An Introduction
7 With the materialist impulse of the trained architect who must pay attention to the engineering of airy constructions, in his book on history Kracauer also constructs a space that, like the anteroom of a railway station, is supposed to take in ...
Gertrud Koch, 2000
8
The Genius of Architecture, Or, The Analogy of that Art with ...
His apartment must therefore be situated in such a way that nothing escapes his eye. He should be given seven rooms: an anteroom, a parlor, a cabinet, a bedroom, a kitchen, and two other rooms in which to secure a number of articles that ...
Nicolas Le Camus de Mézières, 1992
9
History's Anteroom: Photography in San Francisco, 1906-1909
"History's Anteroom is a collection of vintage photographs made in San Francisco, California during the years 1906-1909"--Dust jacket flap.
Rodger C. Birt, 2011
10
Operations Carried on at the Pyramids of Gizeh in 1837:: ...
that lead to the anteroom, the walls of which were covered with white plaster, worked in compartments. (See Plate II. Fig. 7 and 8.) Directly opposite the entrance into this room, a door-way of the same size opened into a narrow chamber (Plate ...
Richard William Howard Vyse, John Shea Perring, 1840

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANTEROOM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term anteroom is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'True Detective's huge twist
We found Ray sitting in a bar that looked like the anteroom to the underworld, having an inscrutable conversation with his father (Fred Ward) as ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Best Bets for Saturday, July 4
... Flatline and DJ B-Easy, doors at11 p.m., The Anteroom (formerly Main Street Annex), 817-2400, $10, 21 and older, strict security enforced. «The Daily Progress, Jul 15»
3
Home of the Week: A summer place is revived as a decorator's …
The small anteroom serves as a four-season sun room and enclosed porch. The wood floor is painted a bright blue, the walls and trim are white ... «CapitalGazette.com, Jul 15»
4
Best Bets for Friday, July 3
Evil Eye, Horsefang, Ferrigno and Lamaze, doors at 9 p.m., The Anteroom (formerly Main Street Annex), 817-2400, Ext. 6, $7, 18 and older. «The Daily Progress, Jul 15»
5
A question of vision in Marfa
Visitors will have the opportunity to enter on either side and will then walk through an anteroom open to the sky, and proceed around the long ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
6
The Conservatorium director and the witch
"We were waiting in the anteroom," says Trevenar. "The [NSW Police] Commissioner, Mr Delaney, stormed along the passageway and after a ... «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»
7
Colour run has generated a lot of interest
They also require the construction of an anteroom or a garbing room for hand hygiene and to don special garb. The room ensures proper air ... «Estevan Lifestyles, Jul 15»
8
Leaving the party
... the point of being released to give way to bankers waiting in the anteroom, he is given the “word” (“I'm afraid you'll be contributing to the head ... «BusinessWorld Online Edition, Jul 15»
9
Main Street Annex changing its name to The Anteroom on Wednesday
More details will be available in the next few days about the venue's changes, which include adding a restaurant and bar. The venue's new ... «The Daily Progress, Jun 15»
10
Thunder forecast at Silverstone for the perfect F1 storm
In the post-race anteroom, Rosberg chatted to third-place Felipe Massa in Italian although he's most comfortable speaking English or French. «Irish Independent, Jun 15»

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