antechamber

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈæntiˌt͡ʃeɪmbə/
• (America) IPA: /ˈæntiˌt͡ʃeɪmbɚ/

Noun

antechamber (plural antechambers)

1. A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.
   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Arthur A. Levine Books (2005), 558,

     "This is merely the antechamber, the entrance hall," said Dumbledore after a moment or two.

Synonyms

• anteroom

Translations

• French: antichambre
• Italian: anticamera
• Portuguese: antecâmara
• Russian: прихо́жая
• Spanish: antecámara, antesala

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