Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In anatomy and zoology, a vestibule.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Zoöl.) A cavity into which, in certain bryozoans, the esophagus and anus open.

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  • noun zoology A cavity into which, in certain bryozoans, the esophagus and anus open.

Etymologies

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Latin, vestibule.

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Examples

  • Bray's _History of Surrey_ (vol.i. p. 314.) without any notice of its contents, is preserved in the upper chamber of a building on the north side of the chancel, erected in 1513, and designated as a "vestibulum" in a contemporary inscription.

    Notes and Queries, Number 01, November 3, 1849 Various

  • Nam vel nulla ac orci vestibulum mattis fringilla sit amet lectus.

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  • Maecenas sollicitudin lacinia dolor vel vestibulum.

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  • Morbi pharetra vulputate nulla, nec elementum tortor vestibulum sed.

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  • Fusce viverra, mauris ac eleifend scelerisque, massa ligula aliquet augue, vestibulum gravida felis orci at neque.

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  • Fusce viverra, mauris ac eleifend scelerisque, massa ligula aliquet augue, vestibulum gravida felis orci at neque.

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  • Nam vestibulum, orci sed elementum luctus, ipsum est facilisis lacus, in lobortis leo lacus nec ligula.

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  • Nam vestibulum, orci sed elementum luctus, ipsum est facilisis lacus, in lobortis leo lacus nec ligula.

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  • From vestibulum XVII another residential chamber with mosaic floor (Room XVIII) could be reached.

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  • Exotic reminiscences floated through Brede's mental vestibulum.

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