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Dictionary: door·way   (dôr'', dōr'-) pronunciation
n.
The entranceway to a room, building, or passage.


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An opening in a wall, with a door, which provides a passageway into a room or building.


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: n. - The entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building.

pronunciation No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit. — Helen Keller

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
  Synonyms: door, room access, threshold


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - døråbning, dør

Nederlands (Dutch)
deuropening

Français (French)
n. - embrasure, porche

Deutsch (German)
n. - Türöffnung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κούφωμα, άνοιγμα πόρτας/εισόδου

Italiano (Italian)
vano della porta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vão (m) da porta

Русский (Russian)
дверной проем

Español (Spanish)
n. - puerta, portal

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - dörröppning

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
门口

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 門口

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 현관, 문호

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 戸口

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مدخل لمبنى أو غرفه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כניסה, פתח‬


 
 
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