What does "sitting-room" mean?

Alternative form of sitting room.

What is a synonym for "sitting-room"?

Common synonyms include: front room, living room, living-room, parlor, parlour, salon.

Sitting-room

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Noun

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Alternative form of sitting room. alt-of, alternative
"They crossed the strip of garden, the only thing the Curate had to be proud of,—and he was proud of it,—and the door (a glass door) of a very small sitting-room stood open to receive them."

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front room living room living-room parlor parlour salon

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"Nothing could exceed his energy when the working fit was upon him; but now and again a reaction would seize him, and for days on end he would lie upon the sofa in the sitting-room, hardly uttering a word or moving a muscle from morning to night."

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