hall

noun

\ ˈhȯl

Definition of hall

(Entry 1 of 7)

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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Definition of Hall (Entry 2 of 7)

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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Nick Pappas/Twitter The White House has decked its halls for the holidays. — Aja Romano, Vox, "Melania Trump’s White House Christmas decorations have become a horror meme yet again," 27 Nov. 2018 The iconic London department store has teamed up with Williams Sonoma this season to bring gourmet treats from its storied food halls to the United States for the first time ever. — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, "Harrods Treats Are Now Available at Williams Sonoma," 15 Nov. 2018 The exterior is boring, and the interior is worse: Its coffered central hall inescapably recalls the Reichschancellery of Albert Speer, a fan of Johnson’s work. — Mark Lamster, Curbed, "Arbiter of taste, enfant terrible: The best and worst of Philip Johnson," 6 Nov. 2018 But inside its halls, the historical spirit of Paris is alive and well. — Elise Taylor, Vogue, "You Can Now Stay at 22 Rue de Berri, Elsa Schiaparelli’s Legendary Parisian Address," 24 Sep. 2018 The renovated church and its parish hall will provide two separate venues. — Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Conversion of historic downtown Milwaukee St. James Church to event venue wins city approval," 10 July 2018 Looking to reverse dwindling membership, Church leaders are launching a new outreach to other Christian congregations, in a move that could bring some Holy Rolling, New World preaching styles to its venerable halls of stone and sacrament. — Robert Stevens, The Christian Science Monitor, "Church of England's outreach effort may mean end of 'snobbishness'," 5 July 2018 The cicadas’ symphony kept playing into the afternoon, the woods their concert hall. — New York Times, "A Story of Survival Revived by the Cicadas’ Loud (and Crunchy) Return," 22 June 2018 Slowly, my lecture hall began to fill with laughter and discussion. — Gita Brown, BostonGlobe.com, "A daughter follows in her father’s footsteps," 15 June 2018

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