antechamber

English

Etymology

ante- +‎ chamber

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈæntiˌt͡ʃeɪmbə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /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

small room

• Bulgarian: чакалня (čakalnja), вестибюл (bg) (vestibjul)
• Czech: předsíň (cs) f
• French: antichambre (fr) f
• Ido: avanchambro (io)
• Italian: anticamera (it)
• Polish: przedpokój (pl) m

• Portuguese: antecâmara (pt) f
• Russian: прихо́жая (ru) f (prixóžaja)
• Scottish Gaelic: mach-sheòmar m, roimh-sheòmar m, ro-sheòmar m, seòmar-aghaidh m, seòmar-toisich m
• Silesian: antryj m
• Spanish: antecámara (es) f, antesala (es) f
• Swedish: förrum n