ballroom

noun

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

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The ballroom crowd — filled with Ryan Coogler, Chloé Zhao, Chris Pine, Rob Lowe, Nia DaCosta, Tessa Thompson and more — erupted with laughter as Hawke rolled on with his audition tale. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026 On that Tuesday night in November, as on most Tuesdays, the room was being used as a classroom for Ruzicka and more than two dozen others to learn the dances and social etiquette of the 19th century English ballroom. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026 In a brief acceptance speech before playing a handful of songs for the audience in a ballroom at the Hilton Anaheim, Corgan described his earliest encounters with music technology. Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026 Baranes said the ballroom itself is expected to be about 22,000 square feet (110x200 feet) with 40-foot ceilings. Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ballroom

Word History

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 28 Jan. 2026.

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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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