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hall

hall [ hawl ] (plural halls)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. corridor: a connecting passage or corridor with doors leading to other rooms

2. entrance room: an entrance room in a house, apartment, or building, with doors leading to other rooms

3. building with large public room: a building with a large room used for public events or activities such as meetings, entertainment, and exhibitions

4. large room: a large room in a building such as a school, university, or castle, used for such purposes as dining or receptions

5. campus building: a building at a university, college, or school used as a dormitory or for classrooms

6. large house: the main house on a large estate

7. dining room: a large dining room in a university, college, or school

8. U.K. education 
Same as  dormitory (sense 2)


[ Old English< Germanic, "cover, conceal"]
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