dining room

noun

: a room used for eating meals

Examples of dining room in a Sentence

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For dinner, patrons can tuck into duck wings, smoked negronis and pastas in the airy dining room. Anna Spiegel, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024 To take this approach, mix decor from both holidays on a credenza or sideboard in your dining room. Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2024 In the dining room, a set of circa 1945 chairs attributed to Maurice Jallot surround a Sutton round table with lazy susan by Bill Sofield for Baker. Catherine Hong, Architectural Digest, 10 Dec. 2024 The food was plentiful if plain: no oysters were served in the dining room, to the annoyance of the residents. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dining room 

Word History

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dining room was in 1601

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“Dining room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dining%20room. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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dining room

noun
: a room used for eating meals

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