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The waiting room for people important enough to not wait in a regular one.
means A small room that serves as an entrance or waiting area leading into a larger, more important room.
from Straightforward Latin carpentry: 'ante' means 'before,' tacked onto 'room.' It mirrors the Latin 'anticamera' (fore-chamber), entering English in the 1600s to describe the chamber you pass through before reaching the one that actually matters.
- etymology
- From Latin ante, meaning before
- function
- Buffer zone between entrance and the real room
- status signal
- Having one implies the main room is exclusive
- modern form
- Basically a fancy hallway with chairs