vestibule

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Its origin is early 17th century from French, from Latin vestibulum (“‘entrance court’”).

[edit] Noun

vestibule (plural vestibules)

1. a passage, hall or room between the outer door and the interior of a building, such as a lobby
2. enclosed entrance at the end of a railway passenger car
3. (anatomy, by analogy) body cavity, serving as or resembling an entrance to another bodily space
4. (science fiction) A gateway to another dimension.

[edit] Derived terms

• vestibular
• vestibuled
• vestibule school

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967