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| cham·ber [ cháymbər ] |
noun (plural cham·bers) |
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1. meeting place of legislature or court: the place where a legislative or judicial assembly meets
  the Senate chamber
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2. room with particular function: a room used for a particular purpose
in the council chamber
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3. compartment or cavity: an enclosed space, compartment, or cavity, e.g. one inside a machine, the body, or a plant
the chambers of the heart
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4. place in gun for ammunition: the compartment for a cartridge in a revolver or rifle or for a shell in a cannon
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5. official assembly: a legislative or judicial assembly
The upper chamber is expected to pass the bill.
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6. organized body of people: a body of people organized into a group for a specific purpose
the local chamber of commerce
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7. official reception room: a reception room in an official residence or a palace
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8. bedroom: a bedroom or other room in somebody's home
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archaic or literary
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plural noun cham·bers |
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1. judge's private office: a judge's private office for discussing cases or legal matters not taken up in open court
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2. U.K. lawyers' offices: a suite of rooms used by lawyers for consulting with clients
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3. U.K. apartment or suite of rooms: an apartment or suite of private rooms
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adjective |
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of chamber music: relating to, written as, or performing chamber music
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transitive verb (past and past participle cham·bered, present participle cham·ber·ing, 3rd person present singular cham·bers) |
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1. put ammunition in weapon: to insert a round of ammunition in the breech of a weapon
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2. provide something with chamber: to put something in or provide something with a chamber or chambers
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| [12th century. Via French chambre< Latin camera "vault, room" < Greek kamara "vault"] |
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| cham·bered adjective |
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