great room

noun

In many modern homes, a room that combines the roles of several more traditional rooms such as the family room, living room, and study.

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Meanings

noungreat room (plural great rooms)

plural great rooms · alternative greatroom

  1. CanadaUSIn many modern homes, a room that combines the roles of several more traditional rooms such as the family room, living room, and study.

    As he crossed the greatroom floor he could smell smoke. It was coming from his bedchamber!

    2015, Robert Pfister, Jester and Zara
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    Its homes are tract mansions and starter castles of 4,000 square feet and upward, featuring two-story entrance halls, great rooms, three- or four-car garages, huge kitchens, spa-sized bathrooms, […]

    2008, Paul L. Knox, Metroburbia, USA, page 163

Origin

From great + room. Compare Middle English grete chaumbre (“greatroom”).

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APA

great room. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20room

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“great room.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20room. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “great room,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20room.

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