FOYER


Meaning of FOYER in English

ˈfȯi(y)ə(r) also ˈfȯiˌ(y)ā sometimes fȯiˈ(y)ā noun

( -s )

Etymology: French, literally, fireplace, from Medieval Latin focarius fireplace, from Latin focus fireplace, hearth + -arius -ary — more at focus

1.

a. : an anteroom or lobby especially of a theater, library, or other public building — compare greenroom

b. : an entrance hallway or vestibule leading typically to stairs or to the interior of private living quarters

2.

a. : a gathering place : center

a student foyer … where they can eat meals composed principally of soup and starches for … about twenty cents — Paul Bowles

b. : a focal point : center of concentration

intended that the university … should become the foyer of Hellenism in a very practical sense — H.A.Gibbons

3. : a crucible for molten metal in a furnace

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