ballroom

noun

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

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Directed by Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch and choreographed by Arturo Lyons and Omari Wiles, the production radically reimagines the musical with inspiration from ballroom culture. Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026 The ballroom project was initially expected to cost $200 million, a price that has since doubled. Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026 But over the weekend, a ballroom full of cancer specialists got to their feet to applaud a slide showing that Revolution Medicine’s daraxonrasib had doubled the survival time of patients with pancreatic cancer. Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026 Trump had said last year that the arch could be paid for with private donations left over from the ballroom project. Arkansas Online, 7 June 2026 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 14 Jun. 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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