A room located at the front of a building or house; an anteroom or reception area.
From 'fore-' (front) + 'room' (from Old English 'rum,' space). Literally a front space.
Before waiting rooms became ubiquitous in doctor's offices and businesses, the 'foreroom' was where servants and guests waited—it was the original buffer zone between public and private space.
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