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 an·te·cham·ber /ˈæntɪˌʧembɚ/
 前堂,前廳,接待室

 An·te·cham·ber n.
 1. A chamber or apartment before the chief apartment and leading into it, in which persons wait for audience; an outer chamber. See Lobby.
 2. A space viewed as the outer chamber or the entrance to an interior part.
    The mouth, the antechamber to the digestive canal.   --Todd & Bowman.
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 antechamber
      n : a large entrance or reception room or area [syn: anteroom,
           entrance hall, hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule]