hall

noun

\ˈhȯl

Definition of hall

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1a : the castle or house of a medieval king or noble

b : the chief living room in such a structure

2 : the manor house of a landed proprietor

3 : a large usually imposing building for public or semipublic purposes

4a(1) : a building used by a college or university for some special purpose

(2) : dormitory

b : a college or a division of a college at some universities

c(1) : the common dining room of an English college

(2) : a meal served there

5a : the entrance room of a building : lobby

b : a corridor or passage in a building

6 : a large room for assembly : auditorium

7 : a place used for public entertainment

Hall

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Charles Francis 1821–1871 American arctic explorer

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Charles Martin 1863–1914 American chemist and manufacturer

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G(ranville) Stanley 1844–1924 American psychologist and educator

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James Norman 1887–1951 American novelist

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Jeffrey C(onnor) 1945– American biologist

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John L(ewis) 1934– American physicist

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The bathroom is down the hall. Her office is at the end of the hall. I'll meet you in the front hall. The front door opens onto a large hall. We rented a hall for the wedding reception.

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Then there was -- the door was never completely closed to the hall. — Aaron Blake, Washington Post, "Brett Kavanaugh, Trump and what the Starr Report says about impeachment, annotated," 11 July 2018 La Cocina has officially signed a lease at 101 Hyde St. in the Tenderloin, envisioned as the future home of its sprawling food hall and culinary incubator. — Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, "La Cocina’s Tenderloin food hall takes a step forward," 11 July 2018 Tompkins Hall has announced about half of the vendors expected for the food hall, shown in an artist's rendering. — Kathleen Purvis, charlotteobserver, "Charlotte's new food hall announces new tenants, including a local food-truck chef," 28 June 2018 The clip features Drake and his former faux classmates rolling up to the Degrassi halls for the class of 2007’s eleventh reunion. — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE.com, "Celeb Cast Reunions," 14 June 2018 After hearty applause and the ceremony’s completion, attendees headed to the Library’s main hall for drinks, dancing, and dessert before descending the iconic steps into the night. — Noor Brara, Vogue, "The New York Public Library Celebrates the Young Lions Fiction Award With a Summer Party," 8 June 2018 So frequent were his visits to the small hall, the story says, that he was politely asked, according to Politico, to pursue other dining options. — Gregory Krieg, CNN, "Scott Pruitt did what now?," 7 June 2018 Readers even get a look at the washer and dryer in the laundry room adjacent to the beverage hall. — Mark Davis, kansascity, "Some designer showhouse, Kansas City. Where's the kitchen? | The Kansas City Star," 9 May 2018 Portraits of Lurleen Wallace and her husband, four-time Alabama governor George Wallace, were moved in 2015 from the rotunda to the hall leading to the Secretary of State's Office. — Ivana Hrynkiw, AL.com, "One dead in Lipscomb house fire Wednesday morning," 2 May 2018

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