antechamber.

A smaller room leading into a larger or more important room, often used for waiting.

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Words that belong together

• small antechamber
• wait in the antechamber
• antechamber to the council room

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The applicants waited in an antechamber outside the director's office.

A narrow antechamber separated the dining room from the hall.

Voices reached her through the antechamber's closed inner door.

Usage notes

Primary category: architecture. More formal than waiting room; implies spatial hierarchy rather than simply a reception area. Count noun: antechambers.