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hall
1[ hawl ]
noun
- 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.
- British. a mansion or large residence, especially one on a large estate.
- British Informal. 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.
- Southeastern U.S.: Older Use. the living room or family room of a house.
Hall
2[ hawl ]
noun
- A·saph [ey, -s, uh, f], 1829–1907, U.S. astronomer: discovered the satellites of Mars.
- Charles Francis, 1821–71, U.S. Arctic explorer.
- Charles Martin, 1863–1914, U.S. chemist, metallurgist, and manufacturer.
- Donald, 1928–2018, U.S. poet and editor.
- Granville Stanley, 1846–1924, U.S. psychologist and educator.
- James Norman, 1887–1951, U.S. novelist.
- (Marguerite) Rad·clyffe [rad, -klif], 1880–1943, English writer.
- Prince, 1748?–1807, U.S. clergyman and abolitionist, born in Barbados: may have fought at Bunker Hill.
hall
1/ hɔːl /
noun
- 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
- a passage or corridor into which rooms open
- informal.often plural short for music hall
Hall
2/ hɔːl /
noun
- HallCharles Martin18631914MUSSCIENCE: chemist Charles Martin. 1863–1914, US chemist: discovered the electrolytic process for producing aluminium
- HallSir John18241907MNew ZealandEnglishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Sir John. 1824–1907, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister of New Zealand (1879–82)
- HallSir Peter1930MEnglishTHEATRE: stage director Sir Peter. born 1930, English stage director: director of the Royal Shakespeare Company (1960–73) and of the National Theatre (1973–88)
- Hall(Margueritte) Radclyffe18831943MBritishWRITING: novelistWRITING: poet ( 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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Origin of hall1
Old English heall; related to Old Norse höll, Old High German halla hall, Latin cela cell 1, Old Irish cuile cellar, Sanskrit śālā hut; see hell
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