waiting\ room

waiting\ room
n. phr.
the sitting area in a doctor's, lawyer's, accountant's, etc. office, or in a hospital, or other workplace, where people wait their turn.

Some doctor's offices have elegantly furnished waiting rooms with magazines, newspapers, and coffee for the patients.


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