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antechamber definition

ante·cham·ber (an′tē c̸hām′bər, -ti-)

noun

a smaller room leading into a larger or main room

Etymology: Fr antichambre < anti- (for L ante, before) + chambre, chamber

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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