great room

noun

: a large room in a residence usually serving several functions (as of a dining room, living room, and family room)

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Roughly 1,600 square feet includes just one bedroom—a primary suite with a faux living wall and access to a wraparound balcony—but the open-plan great room comes with a handy Murphy bed for guests. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025 This is the great room within the Walt Disney company's headquarters. Raven Brunner, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025 To the left of the main entrance, a sprawling great room includes dining and living areas, and a kitchen with a large center island. Michael Kaminer, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025 This interior, though, designed by Todd Rosenthal for the director Phylicia Rashad, is warm and welcoming and bright, an orange-walled great room backed by a curved staircase. Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for great room

Word History

First Known Use

1639, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of great room was in 1639

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“Great room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great%20room. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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