antechamber

UK /ˈæn.tiˌt͡ʃeɪm.bə/ US /ˈæn.tiˌt͡ʃeɪm.bɚ/

noun 2

Collocations

ADJ.

leading

VERB + ANTECHAMBER

discovered, hidden, waiting

ANTECHAMBER + NOUN

entrance, hall

PREP.

ADV.

dimly, merely

Definitions

noun

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…

"This is merely the antechamber, the entrance hall," said Dumbledore after a moment or two.

The space immediately below the guard cells of a stoma.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a large entrance or reception room or area

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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…

Wiktionary

"This is merely the antechamber, the entrance hall," said Dumbledore after a moment or two.

Wiktionary

The antechamber was dimly lit, filled with portraits of long-dead ancestors.

Tatoeba · #13562087

The archaeologists discovered a hidden antechamber leading to the pharaoh's tomb.

Tatoeba · #13562088

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