Kilo Lingo

room

/ruːm/

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Translation

A part of a building with its own walls, floor, and door.

Word origin

From Old English rum, meaning space or an open area, later used for a part of a building.

Origin
Old English
Root
rum

Grammar

Gender
Pluralrooms

Examples

room is top house.

"Room" means one part of the house with its own door.

house has six rooms.

"Rooms" is the plural, meaning more than one room.

Is room chair?

Here "room" means space to put something.

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