readingrooms
nounUK /ˈriːdɪŋ ruːmz/
US /ˈriːdɪŋ ruːmz/
Readingrooms are quiet places in a library where people go to read books.
The students studied quietly in the readingrooms all afternoon.
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2. Rooms in a building set aside for reading and study.
The old mansion had several readingrooms with tall windows.
3. Digital spaces or online areas where people read and share texts.
The website offers virtual readingrooms for book clubs.
4. Sections of a newspaper office where editors read and check copy.
Reporters dropped their drafts off at the readingrooms before deadline.