Hall
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /hɔːl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hall is a noun meaning A corridor; a hallway.
Meaning
A corridor; a hallway.
More Meanings
- A large meeting room.
- A manor house (originally because a magistrate's court was held in the hall of his mansion).
- A building providing student accommodation at a university.
- The principal room of a secular medieval building.
- A place for special professional education, or for conferring professional degrees or licences.
- (India) A living room.
- (obsolete) Cleared passageway through a crowd, as for dancing.
Example Sentences
a Divinity Hall; Apothecaries' Hall
The drinking fountain was out in the hall.
The duke lived in a great hall overlooking the sea.
But Kate, the prettiest Kate in Christendome, Kate of Kate-hall.
Word Forms
- halls
Synonyms for hall
Depending on context, synonyms include vestibule, foyer, anteroom, antechamber, manse, residence.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include foyer, hallway, anteroom, lobby, antechamber, vestibule.
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