hall
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- noun
- /hɔl/
- The path from Suzuki's classroom to Cage's silent recital hall is extraordinarily well-marked.
- lecture hall
- university hall
- halls and classrooms
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- The last one is the reception in Annenberg Hall and I hope all of you can make it.
- I'm blanking on the name of the hall right now, but I remember that classroom so well.
Examples
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You know that one girl who works in the dining hall?
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Dude, I was in a study hall with a hundred other people.
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I work late at city hall, and I walk home in the dark.
Fiction book (1992) -
Following the program, as the family members exited the hall, each was given a cookie.
Academic text (2015) -
I'm teaching my first intro chemistry class across the hall.
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To university faculty members, comfortable with the lecture-hall format, an elementary school classroom provides an initial shock.
Academic text (1991) -
Video images can be relayed into a lecture hall and onto our college's computer network. -- Roger Knacke
Academic text (2003) -
The professor gave a lecture in the spacious hall to nearly 200 students.
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After the ceremony, everyone gathered in the main hall for refreshments and discussions.
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The university recently renovated the historic hall to support modern research facilities.
Idioms
- Informal
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8.5
To try to challenge the government or people in power when success seems unlikely
Compounds
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3.4
A meeting where local people ask officials questions and discuss community issues
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5.1
A very large room in a castle or large house where people eat and have large gatherings
- US
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2.3
A written note from a teacher that allows a student to leave class and go into the hallway
- Archaic
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6.2
A building where people watch live shows like songs, comedy, and short acts
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3.8
A historic building in Philadelphia where leaders debated and adopted the United States founding documents
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2.7
A large room in a school or community centre where people gather for meetings and events
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8.8
A powerful Democratic Party group in New York City famous for control and dishonest actions
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3.7
A museum in Cooperstown, New York, that honors the greatest baseball players and people who helped the sport
- Archaic
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7.8
A show with songs, jokes, and short acts that was popular in Britain long ago
- Canadian
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2.3
A building where firefighters keep equipment, work, and hold community events
- NSFW
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8.3
Permission from a partner to be romantic or sexual with someone outside the relationship
A museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York that honors the history and best players of baseball
- UK
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6.5
A person who works at a building entrance and helps visitors in hotels or university halls
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Etymology
Hall comes from an old English word heall meaning 'big room' where people met, and as schools grew they used hall for large buildings where students and teachers meet; so a university hall is a building for lectures and research.