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   Hall

   /hôl/

   

   noun

   • 1. an area in a building onto which rooms open; a corridor. North American Similar entrance hallhallwayentryentrancelobbyfoyervestibulereception areaatriumconcoursepassagewaypassagecorridorentryway
   • ▪ the room or space just inside the front entrance of a house or apartment: "the hall at the front contains a spiral staircase"
   • 2. a large room for meetings, concerts, or other events: "Carnegie Hall" Similar assembly hallassembly roommeeting roomlarge public roomchamberconference halllecture roomtheaterconcert hallauditoriumdance hallchurch hallvillage halltown hallguildhall
   • ▪ a large public room in a mansion or palace used for receptions and banquets.
   • ▪ the room used for meals in a college, university, or school: British "he dined in hall"
   • ▪ a college or university building containing classrooms, residences, or rooms for other purposes.
   • ▪ the principal living room of a medieval house.
   • 3. a large country house, especially one with a landed estate: British "Darlington Hall"

   Word Origin Old Englishhall, heall (originally denoting a roofed space, located centrally, for the communal use of a tribal chief and his people); of Germanic origin and related to German Halle, Dutch hal, also to Norwegian and Swedish hall.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   • A

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   • L

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