hall

Plural

halls

1. 1.A corridor; a hallway.

   • The drinking fountain was out in the hall.
   • We tiptoed into the house, up the stairs and along the hall into the room where the Professor had been spending so much of his time.

2. 2.A large meeting room.

   • The hotel had three halls for conferences, and two were in use by the convention.

3. 3.A building providing student accommodation at a university.

   • The student government hosted several social events so that students from different halls would intermingle.

4. 4.A manor house (originally because a magistrate's court was held in the hall of his mansion).

   • The duke lived in a great hall overlooking the sea.
   • But Kate, the prettiest Kate in Christendome, Kate of Kate-hall.

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Everyday conversation

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General reading & writing

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