hall
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1.0
- noun
- /hɔl/
- Many agents of socialization exist, including fellow students, residence hall staff, and administrators.
- residence hall
- student residence hall
- live in a hall
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Examples
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Most orientation meetings in our project were held during a study hall, at lunch, or after school.
Academic text (2015) -
At least in study hall I can meditate.
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I returned to the high school for a study hall and my planning period.
Fiction book (1993) -
Students were required to attend class and study hall unless they were ill.
Academic text (1991) -
UI REACH staff often refers to the residence hall as "our most important classroom."
Academic text (2013) -
Arnon reported damage to the dining hall and one of the children's houses.
Fiction book (1993) -
Wake Forest cut the ribbon on the five-story residence hall for 224 students on Friday.
Academic text (2017) -
Davis stated that, without residence halls, many deserving students would be unserved by higher education.
Academic text (2008) -
After about ten minutes of pointless wandering through mazelike halls, I located Miss Ferrell's room.
Fiction book (1993) -
The students gathered in the hall to discuss their upcoming exams.
Synonyms
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1.8
A building where college or university students live while they study
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2.4
A building where college or university students live while they study
7
2.8
A building on a college campus where students live
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3.3
Places like rooms or buildings where people live
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3.0
A building on a college or university campus where students live
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9.9
A building where students live and study together, often with a shared dining hall
1
3.2
A building where university students live during term time
Idioms
- Informal
2
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
19
5.1
A very large room in a castle or large house where people eat and have large gatherings
- US
17
2.3
A written note from a teacher that allows a student to leave class and go into the hallway
- Archaic
17
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
1
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
1
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 the old English heall meaning 'main room' of a house, and at universities the name moved to buildings where students live, which is why people say they live 'in the halls' at college.