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BREATHING ROOM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does breathing room mean?
• BREATHING ROOM (noun)
The noun BREATHING ROOM has 1 sense:
1. sufficient room for easy breathing or movement
Familiarity information: BREATHING ROOM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sufficient room for easy breathing or movement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
breathing room; breathing space
Context example:
moved to the country to find breathing room
Hypernyms ("breathing room" is a kind of...):
elbow room; room; way (space for movement)
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