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One expects to find an antechamber outside the private chambers of a Supreme Court Justice or leading into the great hall of a medieval castle. In the private end of the castle the lord's or lady's bedchamber would have its own antechamber, which served as a dressing room and sitting room, but could also house bodyguards if the castle came under siege. Anteroom is a less formal synonym, one that's often applied to the waiting rooms of professional offices today.
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But for the sake of social history, Miss Manners will try:
Boudoir: a bedroom, or antechamber to one, where a lady receives her intimates.
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Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2024
The larynx functions like an antechamber to the windpipe, or trachea, with a flap of tissue called the epiglottis keeping food and drink from falling down the windpipe.
—Kate Golembiewski, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024
Those who did not fit inside the council chambers watched the meeting livestream in the antechamber.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
For the occasion, the Shed’s Griffin Theater greets guests with an antechamber cast in sepulchral light and hung with wall size images from Sakamoto’s life.
—Max Lakin, New York Times, 25 June 2023
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Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2024
The larynx functions like an antechamber to the windpipe, or trachea, with a flap of tissue called the epiglottis keeping food and drink from falling down the windpipe.
—Kate Golembiewski, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024
Those who did not fit inside the council chambers watched the meeting livestream in the antechamber.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
For the occasion, the Shed’s Griffin Theater greets guests with an antechamber cast in sepulchral light and hung with wall size images from Sakamoto’s life.
—Max Lakin, New York Times, 25 June 2023
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“Antechamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antechamber. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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antechamber
noun
an·te·cham·ber
ˈant-i-ˌchām-bər 
: anteroom
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