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hall

 
 
/hɔːl/ noun [C]

Definition

ENTRANCE (also hallway,
 
 
/ˈhɔːlweɪ/)
a room or passage in a building, which leads to other rooms: I left my coat and umbrella in the hall.
LARGE ROOM a large room or building where meetings, concerts, etc are held: The Albert Hall The disco will be held in the school hall. → See also town hall
(Definition of hall noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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