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DINING ROOM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A room used for dining

Synonyms:

dining-room; dining room

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

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

Meronyms (parts of "dining room"):

buffet; counter; sideboard (a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers)

dining-room table (dining-room furniture consisting of a table on which meals can be served)

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

dining-hall (a large room at a college or university; used especially for dining)

mess; mess hall (a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax)

triclinium (a dining room (especially a dining room containing a dining table with couches along three sides))

Holonyms ("dining room" is a part of...):

abode; domicile; dwelling; dwelling house; habitation; home (housing that someone is living in)

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 Context examples: 

The apartment was on the top floor—a small living room, a small dining room, a small bedroom and a bath.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)