antechamber
noun/ˈæn.tiˌt͡ʃeɪm.bə/UK/ˈæn.tiˌt͡ʃeɪm.bɚ/US
Etymology
From Middle French antichambre, with remodelling after ante- and chamber. By surface analysis, ante- + chamber.
- borrowed from antichambre
Definitions
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.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for antechamber. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA