hall: Meaning and Definition of
hall
Pronunciation: (hôl), [key] — 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.
- a large building for residence, instruction, or other purposes, at a college or university.
- a college at a university.
- (in English colleges)
- a large room in which the members and students dine.
- dinner in such a room.
- a mansion or large residence, esp. one on a large estate.
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- 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.
- (older use). the living room or family room of a house.
Hall
Pronunciation: (hôl), [key] — n.
- 1829–1907, U.S. astronomer: discovered the satellites of Mars.
- 1821–71, U.S. Arctic explorer.
- 1863–1914, U.S. chemist, metallurgist, and manufacturer.
- born 1928, U.S. poet and editor.
- 1846–1924, U.S. psychologist and educator.
- 1887–1951, U.S. novelist.
- 1748–1807, U.S. clergyman and abolitionist, born in Barbados: fought at Bunker Hill.
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