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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A room in which dinner is eaten, or the principal meals are taken; the room in which all meals are served in a dwelling-house or a hotel, or a room specially set apart for public feasts or entertainments.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. a room used for dining. In a residence, it usually contains a dining table and some furniture, such as a buffet or sideboard, for storing tableware and dining utensils.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a room used for dining
- n. a room used for dining
Examples
“In our diningroom was a stove which was meant for heating the food that often arrived cold.”
“The first week of the month is entries and porches and the diningroom - 15 minutes a day.”
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“Those who want to invoke God on Thanksgiving can do so at the church or diningroom table of their choice.”
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“Now, whether something served you in a diningroom is industrial or made fresh in the kitchen while you wait is certainly no guarantee of either the quality of the dish or how it tastes, it does give the consumer knowledge and choice.”
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“The only use of turkeys is as a character who runs afoul of pilgrims or is trying to avoid a place on not at the diningroom table.”
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“Men and women select their decorations quietly, careful not to stray from this year's color theme; the entire organization, whether decorating the tree and diningroom or planning the Christmas meal, is done in a traditional and dignified manner.”
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“He struggled up, freed his arm, and walked away through the diningroom without hesitating or turning.”
“I remember my first winter in Oaxaca (almost a decade ago) a young couple would smooch for HOURS outside our diningroom window.”
“My son, David, looked around the dining room one night after dinner and said, "Mom, this is such a nice family diningroom.”
“She used to sew at the diningroom table and I'd sit underneath, playing.”
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