antechamber
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antechamber
- /ˈæn.tiˌt͡ʃeɪm.bə/ UK
- /ˈæn.tɪˌt͡ʃeɪm.bə/ UK
- /ˈæn.tiˌt͡ʃeɪm.bɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle French antichambre, with remodelling after ante- and chamber. By surface analysis, ante- + chamber.
noun antechambers · antichamber
- A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room. Who knows. Perhaps the Ark is still waiting in some antechamber for us to discover. Perhaps there's some vital bit of evidence which eludes us. Perhaps…
- The space immediately below the guard cells of a stoma.
Translations
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noun small room
| Español | antecámara, antesala, recibimiento |
|---|---|
| Português | antecâmara |
| Français | antichambre |
| Deutsch | Vorraum, Vorzimmer, Vorkammer |
| Italiano | anticamera |
| Русский | прихо́жая prixóžaja |
| العربية | غُرْفَة الاِنْتِظَار |
Talk about this word "antechamber." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/antechamber. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. antechamber. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/antechamber "antechamber." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/antechamber.Cite this
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