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Anteroom
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Example Sentences
- They said they preferred to stay in the anteroom and talk about television.
- The judge then dismissed the jury and the lawyers and judge adjourned to an anteroom.
- In an anteroom with a water-stained ceiling, people have asked where the remains of their loved ones were found.
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Word Origin & History
anteroom
1762, after Fr. antichambre, It. anticamera, from L. ante "before" + chamber. Lit. "a room in front."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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