antechamber
UK/ˈæn.tiˌt͡ʃeɪm.bə//ˈæn.tiˌt͡ʃeɪm.bɚ/
antechamber noun: a small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.
Noun
antechamber (plural antechambers)
- 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…1981, Lawrence Kasdan, Raiders of the Lost Ark, spoken by Belloq
- "This is merely the antechamber, the entrance hall," said Dumbledore after a moment or two.2005 July 16, J. K. Rowling [pseudonym; Joanne Rowling], Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter; 6), London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN
- The space immediately below the guard cells of a stoma.
antechamber meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Telugu and Kannada
antechamber in Tamil
- முன் கூடம், இடைக்கூடம்
antechamber in Urdu
- ڈیوڑھی, پیش دالان
antechamber in Telugu
- small room
- మొగసాల mogasāla
antechamber in Kannada
- ಒಳಕೋಣೆ
More languagesFewer languages
- antechamber in Arabic
- غُرْفَة الاِنْتِظَار
Synonyms of antechamber
Forms of antechamber
| plural | antechambers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | antichamber |
Origin of antechamber
From Middle French antichambre, with remodelling after ante- and chamber. By surface analysis, ante- + chamber.
Words formed from antechamber
Questions about antechamber
- What does antechamber mean?
- Antechamber means a small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.
- What is antechamber in Tamil?
- Antechamber in Tamil is முன் கூடம், இடைக்கூடம். See Antechamber meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is antechamber?
- Antechamber is a noun.
- How do you pronounce antechamber?
- Antechamber is pronounced /ˈæn.tiˌt͡ʃeɪm.bə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of antechamber?
- The plural of antechamber is antechambers.
Words near antechamber in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: antechamber (page history and authors); antechamber (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); antechamber (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); antechamber (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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