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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hall /hɔl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a corridor or passageway in a building:She lived just down the hall from me.
- the large entrance room of a building;
vestibule;
lobby. - a large room or building for public gatherings;
auditorium:a concert hall. - Educationa large building for living in, for instruction, or for other purposes at a college or university:Over there is Lincoln Hall.
- British Terms, Education(in English colleges)
- a large room in which the members and students dine.
- dinner in such a room.
- the castle, house, or similar structure of a medieval noble.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hall (hôl),USA pronunciation n. - a corridor or passageway in a building.
- the large entrance room of a house or building;
vestibule;
lobby. - a large room or building for public gatherings;
auditorium:convention hall; concert hall. - Educationa large building for residence, instruction, or other purposes, at a college or university.
- Educationa college at a university.
- British Terms, Education(in English colleges)
- a large room in which the members and students dine.
- dinner in such a room.
- British Termsa mansion or large residence, esp. one on a large estate.
- British TermsSee music hall.
- the chief room in a medieval castle or similar structure, used for eating, sleeping, and entertaining.
- the castle, house, or similar structure of a medieval chieftain or noble.
- Dialect Terms[Southeastern U.S.](older use). the living room or family room of a house.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English heall; cognate with Old Norse hǫll, German Halle; akin to Old English helan to cover, hide, Latin cēlāre to hide (see conceal)
A•saph (ā′səf ),USA pronunciation 1829–1907, U.S. astronomer: discovered the satellites of Mars.- Biographical Charles Francis, 1821–71, U.S. Arctic explorer.
- Biographical Charles Martin, 1863–1914, U.S. chemist, metallurgist, and manufacturer.
- Biographical Donald, born 1928, U.S. poet and editor.
- Biographical Granville Stanley, 1846–1924, U.S. psychologist and educator.
- Biographical James Norman, 1887–1951, U.S. novelist.
- Biographical Prince, 1748–1807, U.S. clergyman and abolitionist, born in Barbados: fought at Bunker Hill.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hall /hɔːl/ n - a room serving as an entry area within a house or building
- (sometimes capital) a building for public meetings
- (often capital) the great house of an estate; manor
- a large building or room used for assemblies, worship, concerts, dances, etc
- a residential building, esp in a university; hall of residence
- a large room, esp for dining, in a college or university
- a meal eaten in this room
- the large room of a house, castle, etc
- US Canadian a passage or corridor into which rooms open
- (often plural) informal
short for music hall
Etymology: Old English heall; related to Old Norse höll, Old High German halla hall, Latin cela cell1, Old Irish cuile cellar, Sanskrit śālā hut; see hell Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Hall /hɔːl/ n - Charles Martin. 1863–1914, US chemist: discovered the electrolytic process for producing aluminium
- Sir John. 1824–1907, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister of New Zealand (1879–82)
- Sir Peter. born 1930, English stage director: director of the Royal Shakespeare Company (1960–73) and of the National Theatre (1973–88)
- (Margueritte) Radclyffe. 1883–1943, British novelist and poet. Her frank treatment of a lesbian theme in the novel The Well of Loneliness (1928) led to an obscenity trial
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