dining room

noun

: a room used for eating meals

Examples of dining room in a Sentence

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At the downstairs restaurant, the buzz around the bar grows louder as the night unfolds, though not enough to drown out the sounds of a sultry singer and three-man combo playing in the elegant dining room. Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025 Photo : Christopher Ferguson Corinthian columns accent the dining room. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2025 Look up places nearby that are, for example, great for dining alone; lots of restaurants have cozy window seats that are ideal for solo meals (versus being seated somewhere with lots of action, like the middle of the dining room). Angela Haupt, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025 The first’s dining room (below) was used to shoot scenes in Arcadio’s house. John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for dining room 

Word History

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dining room was in 1601

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“Dining room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dining%20room. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.

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dining room

noun
: a room used for eating meals

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