Antechamber

Definitions

1. A small room used as an entryway or reception area to a larger room.
2. The space immediately below the guard cells of a stoma.

Equivalents

Examples

“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…”

“"This is merely the antechamber, the entrance hall," said Dumbledore after a moment or two.”

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