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Definition of "hall" []

  • A corridor or passageway in a building. (noun)
  • A large entrance room or vestibule in a building; a lobby. (noun)
  • A building for public gatherings or entertainments. (noun)
  • The large room in which such events are held. (noun)
  • A building used for the meetings, entertainments, or living quarters of a fraternity, sorority, church, or other social or religious organization. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "hall" in a sentence
  • "Xheir verfc £hall give you fame; but more, your own* immortal Wit (hall its great patron boaft,"
  • "Down the hall is an intimate dining room where Michael Phelps enjoyed a bite after winning his first gold."
  • "Across the hall is a veteran who shouts obscenities while he wonders who killed Vic, presumably a fellow soldier from the war."