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vestibule

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈvɛ.stɪ.bjuːl/Part of speech nounSorted beeilstuvStarts with VEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a large entrance or reception room or area

Word origin

Early 17th century, borrowed from French vestibule (“entrance court”), from Latin vestibulum (“forecourt, entrance court; entrance”), from vestiō (“to dress, clothe, vest”) + -bulum (“place, location”, nominal suffix). Doublet of vestibulum.

Used in a sentence

  • Lydia's voice was heard in the vestibule; the door was thrown open, and she ran into the room.
  • The purpose of the vestibule, at least in western Europe, was not to provide a resting-place for penitents, but to deaden the noise outside.
  • Some instinct warned Armitage that what was taking place was not a thing for unfortified eyes to see, so he brushed back the crowd with authority as he unlocked the vestibule door.

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