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Definition of foyer noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

foyer

noun
 
/ˈfɔɪeɪ/
 
/ˈfɔɪər/
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  1. a large open space inside the entrance of a theatre or hotel where people can meet or wait synonym lobby
    • I’ll meet you in the foyer at 7 o’clock.
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    Topics Holidaysc2, Film and theatrec2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • entrance
    • front
    • grand
    • …
    verb + foyer
    • enter
    preposition
    • across the foyer
    • in the foyer
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  2. (North American English) an entrance hall in a private house or flat
    • An elegant foyer leads directly to the living room.
    Topics Houses and homesc2
    3. Word Originlate 18th cent. (denoting the ‘centre of attention or activity’): from French, ‘hearth, home’, based on Latin focus ‘domestic hearth’.
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