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keeping-room

keeping-room is the alternative form of keeping room.

Meaning of keeping room

Noun

keeping room (plural keeping rooms)

  1. (New-England, UK, US, dated, dialectal) The main room of a house.
    • The keeping room became less utilitarian as kitchens, storage area, and bedrooms were added onto homes.1998, Lisa Skolnik, ADL: American Country, page 31

Forms of keeping-room

pluralkeeping-rooms

Questions about keeping-room

What is keeping-room the alternative form of?
Keeping-room is the alternative form of keeping room.

Words near keeping-room in the dictionary

  1. keeping up with the Joneses
  2. keeping up with the times
  3. keeping vigil
  4. keeping watch
  5. keeping wicket
  6. keeping-room
  7. keeping-rooms
  8. keepings
  9. keepings off
  10. Keepit
  11. keepless

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