"front room" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: front rooms [plural], frontroom [alternative], front-room [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} front room (plural front rooms)
  1. A room near the entrance of a building. Synonyms: foreroom
    Sense id: en-front_room-en-noun-en:room_at_front_of_building Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 48 42
  2. A room near the entrance of a building.
    Such a room that serves as an entryway, initial reception area, or waiting room.
    Wikidata QID: Q574969 Synonyms: foreroom, anteroom, antechamber, foyer Related terms: front office, front of house, front of the house
    Sense id: en-front_room-en-noun-en:room_at_front_of_building1 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, Entries with translation boxes, Rooms Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 48 42 Disambiguation of Rooms: 23 46 31
  3. A room near the entrance of a building.
    (especially) A living room or similar room in such position that is used for entertaining guests or for special occasions.
    Tags: especially Synonyms: foreroom, foreroom Coordinate_terms: anteroom, antechamber, ;, parlour, parlor, sitting room, drawing room, ;, front porch Translations (room reserved for special occasions — see also living room): pokój gościnny [masculine] (Polish), seòmar-aghaidh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), seòmar-beòil [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), seòmar-toisich [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-front_room-en-noun-en:room_at_front_of_building1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 36 58 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 48 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 30 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 31 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 12 39 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 13 35 52 Disambiguation of 'room reserved for special occasions — see also living room': 8 16 76

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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