Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A room in a private residence intended for general social and leisure activities.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A room for general family use; a sitting-room. Also called in New England keeping-room.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- A room in a house used by all or most of the family, where the family entertain guests or relax together for leisure activities. It usually contains at least one couch, and does not contain a dining table.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A room in a
private house used forgeneral social andleisure activities .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
- noun a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
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Prolagus commented on the word living room
Alors quoi, on va coucher dehors
Sous les ponts, sous des ponts d'or
Que d'autres auront construits pour aller de leur cuisine
A leur living...
Leur living room
C'est pas du flan, c'est pas du vent
C'est le living room des vieux singes savants
Living, living, living, living room...
(Living room, by Paris Combo)
November 12, 2008
Ghost-Protocol commented on the word living room
perhaps there ought to be a link to living-room
February 7, 2015
madmouth commented on the word living room
Heian lit discusses the lying-in room, where aristocrat babies are delivered
February 7, 2015