(UK, Australia, Canada, NZ) A shared lounge found in dormitories, universities, military bases, etc.
What a beautiful morning I have had at Kirkleatham. A couple who live in the Alms houses also know as Sir William Turner hospital have been inviting me to their monthly service and this morning I made it. With tea and…
You could change the background of this scene to the common room of a mental asylum and he could easily be spouting the same words.
(UK, Australia, Canada, NZ) A shared lounge found in dormitories, universities, military bases, etc.
“What a beautiful morning I have had at Kirkleatham. A couple who live in the Alms houses also know as Sir William Turner hospital have been inviting me to their monthly service and this morning I made it. With tea and coffee in the common room afterwards it was delightful”
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(UK, University of Cambridge) A common room.
A common room in a residential total institution such as barracks, psychiatric hospital, prison, or dormitory where the inhabitants can mingle and socialize.
(usually singular in construction) A public area, especially a dining hall, at a college or university; a similar shared space elsewhere.
(United States, Canada) (by extension) A room in a homestead designated for leisure.
I may have had a taped copy of Document before this, but I can still remember hearing this for the first time in the 6th form common room and being spellbound.
“You could change the background of this scene to the common room of a mental asylum and he could easily be spouting the same words.”
“I may have had a taped copy of Document before this, but I can still remember hearing this for the first time in the 6th form common room and being spellbound.”
(United States, Australia, Canada) A room used for a variety of purposes, such as parties, games and other everyday or casual use.