"lunchroom" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-lunchroom.wav Forms: lunchrooms [plural]
Etymology: From lunch + room. Etymology templates: {{af|en|lunch|room}} lunch + room Head templates: {{en-noun}} lunchroom (plural lunchrooms)
  1. A room designated as a place to eat lunch. Categories (topical): Restaurants, Rooms Synonyms (room reserved for eating lunch): break room, comfort room (english: in some contexts), cafeteria (english: in some contexts)
    Sense id: en-lunchroom-en-noun-YHGfFXp5 Disambiguation of Restaurants: 64 36 Disambiguation of Rooms: 94 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of 'room reserved for eating lunch': 71 29
  2. A diner or small restaurant that serves lunch.
    Sense id: en-lunchroom-en-noun-x9at4BzX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: one-arm lunchroom Related terms: lunchware, cafeteria, dining hall

Inflected forms

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