great room

noun

: a large room in a residence usually serving several functions (as of a dining room, living room, and family room)

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At the center of the home, an expansive, near-triple-height great room has two towering walls of windows, both showering the room with light and framing painterly landscape vistas and two imposing stone fireplaces (there are 10 total in the home). Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2025 Though the snowcapped mountain landscapes are quite visible from just about any of the estate’s rooms—including the six bedrooms and great room with high ceilings and a fireplace—the views are best from this particular terrace. Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 17 Jan. 2025 Suiting up inside the Moore house, which was designed with a two-story great room to house a German pipe organ. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 16 Jan. 2025 The great room is anchored by a large wood-burning stone fireplace. Lana Bortolot, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for great room 

Word History

First Known Use

1639, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of great room was in 1639

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“Great room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great%20room. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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