reception room
noun
British
: a room in a house (such as a living room) that is used for sitting and not for cooking, sleeping, etc.
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Just twenty-nine feet wide but very deep, the office at 57 Broadway had a small reception room for meeting clients.
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Henry Wiencek
july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
Additionally, all front rooms like the reception room, hallway, and front exterior doors must be unlocked at all business hours.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2025
The layout includes a formal drawing room, a dining room, a kitchen with an adjoining conservatory, and even a separate coach house with a kitchen and reception room—ideal for guests, staff, or perhaps a studio space.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 June 2025
At Blanca’s celebration, more than a dozen sets of godparents paid for much of the party, including the clothes, reception room rentals, cake, music, photographs and flowers.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 6 July 2025
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Henry Wiencek
july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
Additionally, all front rooms like the reception room, hallway, and front exterior doors must be unlocked at all business hours.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2025
The layout includes a formal drawing room, a dining room, a kitchen with an adjoining conservatory, and even a separate coach house with a kitchen and reception room—ideal for guests, staff, or perhaps a studio space.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 June 2025
At Blanca’s celebration, more than a dozen sets of godparents paid for much of the party, including the clothes, reception room rentals, cake, music, photographs and flowers.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 6 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for reception room
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“Reception room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reception%20room. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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