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reading room
noun
- a room set aside for reading, as in a library or club.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of reading room1
First recorded in 1750–60
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Example Sentences
Tours for school groups offer activities such as tennis, a reading room, and dancing at a disco.
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It was in the reading-room at the time of the fire, but fortunately escaped injury.
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A poor vendor of pamphlets and newspapers, coming out of a reading-room, was accused of selling books favorable to royalty.
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For a time she operated a reading-room that M. de Trailles had established for her on rue Coquenard.
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A reading-room was started, and grew and grew till a substantial place was required for the accommodation of the members.
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By silent agreement they breakfasted together, and then made their way into the reading-room and drew up to the fire.
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