Definition of vestibule

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ves·ti·bule

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NOUN:

A small entrance hall or passage between the outer door and the interior of a house or building.
An enclosed area at the end of a passenger car on a railroad train.
Anatomy A cavity, chamber, or channel that leads to or is an entrance to another cavity: the vestibule to the ear.

ETYMOLOGY:
Latin vestibulum

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