Meaning & use
viewing rooms
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“viewing rooms” is a form of “viewing room”.
Meanings
nounplural
rooms in a gallery or auction house where art is displayed for people to look at.
Grammar: Usually plural; the singular is viewing room.
Patterns
- the viewing rooms
- in the viewing rooms
The paintings are on display in the viewing rooms upstairs.
Collectors were invited to the private viewing rooms before the sale.
nounpluralbusiness
online spaces where galleries show artworks to potential buyers.
Grammar: Often used for digital exhibitions; singular viewing room.
Patterns
- online viewing rooms
- a virtual viewing room
The fair created online viewing rooms for international buyers.
Her latest series is available in the gallery's viewing rooms.
Word forms
| singular | viewing room |
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Common combinations
- private viewing rooms
- The museum opened private viewing rooms for major donors.
- online viewing rooms
- Online viewing rooms let collectors browse from home.
- the gallery's viewing rooms
- The gallery's viewing rooms are open by appointment.
Synonyms and how they differ
- showrooms
- Showrooms often display products for sale, while viewing rooms focus on art or valuable objects.
- galleries
- Galleries are larger public spaces; viewing rooms are smaller and often private.
Word family
Practice
The auction house opened its ______ so buyers could inspect the paintings.
Choose one answer.
'Viewing rooms' is the fixed plural noun for spaces where art is shown to buyers. The other options are not established English compounds.
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