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reception room
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Reception room
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reception room
noun
a room for receiving visitors, clients, patients, etc.
Origin:
1820–30
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reception room
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n
1.
a room in a private house suitable for entertaining guests, esp a lounge or dining room
2.
a room in a hotel suitable for large parties, receptions, etc
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Based on those photographs, the
reception room
appears to be one of the finest
in the entire building.
Each food station around the
reception room
creates an environment.
The second floor, once the main
reception room
of this wealthy merchant's home,
reveals faint traces of its former glory.
To the right of the entrance as you walk in is the king's
reception room
.
He has already remodelled the interior of one small
reception room
.
Highlights include a complimentary breakfast, outdoor patio and a
reception room
with fireplace.
In any case, the
reception room
had more than one entrance, which he sometimes took advantage of when he wanted to avoid people.
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