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READING ROOM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does reading room mean?
• READING ROOM (noun)
The noun READING ROOM has 1 sense:
1. a room set aside for reading
Familiarity information: READING ROOM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A room set aside for reading
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("reading room" is a kind of...):
room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reading room"):
newsroom (a reading room (in a library or club) where newspapers and other periodicals can be read)
Holonyms ("reading room" is a part of...):
club; clubhouse (a building that is occupied by a social club)
depository library; library (a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study)
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