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Waiting rooms

Scope note

Rooms furnished for the use of persons waiting, as in railroad stations or medical offices.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30004450

Broader Terms used

<social and sitting spaces>

Narrower Terms used

headhouses

Term used for

rooms, waiting

Equivalent Terms used

waiting room

Created

13yrs ago

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