RECEPTION ROOM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A room for receiving and entertaining visitors (as in a private house or hotel)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("reception room" is a kind of...):

room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reception room"):

drawing room; withdrawing room (a formal room where visitors can be received and entertained)

parlor; parlour (reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received)