OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 26377

antechamber

/ˈæn.tiˌt͡ʃeɪm.bə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
antecámara • antesala • recibimiento
A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.
"This is merely the antechamber, the entrance hall," said Dumbledore after a moment or two.
Who knows. Perhaps the Ark is still waiting in some antechamber for us to discover. Perhaps there's some vital bit of evidence which eludes us. Perhaps…
Phrases