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Breakfast-Room

/ˈbrɛkfəst ruːm/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A room in a house or establishment where breakfast is served or eaten.

    "The elegant breakfast-room was filled with sunlight and the aroma of freshly brewed coffee."
  2. 2

    A designated area in a hotel or restaurant for serving breakfast.

    "Guests enjoyed a lavish buffet in the hotel's breakfast-room each morning."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'breakfast-room' combines 'breakfast', derived from the Middle English 'brekfast', meaning the first meal of the day, and 'room', from Old French 'rom', meaning a space or area. The term evolved in the 19th century to denote a specific room designated for breakfast, reflecting changing social customs around dining.

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