ballroom

noun

ball·​room ˈbȯl-ˌrüm How to pronounce ballroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a large room used for dances

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Public areas such as atriums, ballrooms and restaurants were awash with polished bronze or brass on door frames, railings, elevators and ceilings. Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 20 July 2025 This is: Word is Murray has also been playing in pick-up games in Las Vegas at the Wynn Casino, where the Toronto Raptors continued their tradition of setting up two regulation courts in a ballroom. Troy Renck, Denver Post, 19 July 2025 The grand ballroom of the Austin Film Society's 40th anniversary gala hummed with energy. Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 Event spaces on the building’s second and fourth floors include two large ballrooms and three smaller venue spaces. Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for ballroom

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First Known Use

1719, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ballroom was in 1719

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“Ballroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballroom. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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ballroom

noun
ball·​room ˈbȯl-ˌrüm How to pronounce ballroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a large room for dances

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