noun
1.
a corridor or passageway in a building.
2.
the large entrance room of a house or building; vestibule; lobby.
3.
a large room or building for public gatherings; auditorium: convention hall; concert hall.
4.
a large building for residence, instruction, or other purposes, at a college or university.
5.
a college at a university.
6.
a.
a large room in which the members and students dine.
b.
dinner in such a room.
7.
British. a mansion or large residence, especially one on a large estate.
8.
British Informal. music hall.
9.
the chief room in a medieval castle or similar structure, used for eating, sleeping, and entertaining.
10.
the castle, house, or similar structure of a medieval chieftain or noble.
11.
Southeastern U.S.: Older Use. the living room or family room of a house.
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hall (hɔːl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a room serving as an entry area within a house or building |
| 2. | (sometimes capital) a building for public meetings |
| 3. | (often capital) the great house of an estate; manor |
| 4. | a large building or room used for assemblies, worship, concerts, dances, etc |
| 5. | a residential building, esp in a university; hall of residence |
| 6. | a. a large room, esp for dining, in a college or university |
| b. a meal eaten in this room | |
| 7. | the large room of a house, castle, etc |
| 8. | (US), (Canadian) a passage or corridor into which rooms open |
| 9. | informal (often plural) short for music hall |
| [Old English heall; related to Old Norse höll, Old High German halla hall, Latin cela | |
| Hall (hɔːl) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Charles Martin. 1863--1914, US chemist: discovered the electrolytic process for producing aluminium |
| 2. | Sir John. 1824--1907, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister of New Zealand (1879--82) |
| 3. | Sir Peter. born 1930, English stage director: director of the Royal Shakespeare Company (1960--73) and of the National Theatre (1973--88) |
| 4. | (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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Word Origin & History
hall
O.E. heall "place covered by a roof, spacious roofed residence, temple," from P.Gmc. *khallo "to cover, hide" (cf. O.H.G. halla, Ger. halle, Du. hal, O.N. höll "hall;" O.E. hell, Goth. halja "hell"), from PIE base *kel- "to hide, conceal" (see cell). Sense of "entry, vestibule"
evolved 17c., at a time when the doors opened onto the main room of a house. Older sense preserved in town hall, music hall, etc., and in university dormitory names. Hall of Fame first attested 1901, in ref. to Columbia College.
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Medical Dictionary
Hall (hôl), Granville Stanley. 1844-1924.
American psychologist who established an experimental psychology laboratory at Johns Hopkins University (1882), founded child psychology, and profoundly influenced educational psychology.
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Hall definition
(Gr. aule, Luke 22:55; R.V., "court"), the open court or quadrangle belonging to the high priest's house. In Matt. 26:69 and Mark 14:66 this word is incorrectly rendered "palace" in the Authorized Version, but correctly "court" in the Revised Version. In John 10:1,16 it means a "sheep-fold." In Matt. 27:27 and Mark 15:16 (A.V., "common hall;" R.V., "palace") it refers to the proetorium or residence of the Roman governor at Jerusalem. The "porch" in Matt. 26:71 is the entrance-hall or passage leading into the central court, which is open to the sky.
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Example sentences
And now the sound of the music from the common room, or hall, summoned to the dance.
At the southern end, old-timers say, their meeting hall used to stand in the middle of the village.
He also ensured that motorbike taxis were registered with city hall and that their drivers were issued with numbered jackets.
The floor shuddered and started to quiver as a roar filled the cavernous hall.
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