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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HALL, n. [L. aula; Heb. a tent, a palace.]
1. In architecture, a large room at the entrance of a house or palace. In the houses of ministers of state, magistrates, etc.,it is the place where they give audience and dispatch business.
2. An edifice in which courts of justice are held; as Westminster Hall, which was originally a royal palace,the kings of England formerly holding their parliaments and courts of judicature in their own dwellings, as is still the practice in Spain.
3. A manor-house, in which courts were formerly held.
4. A college, or large edifice belonging to a collegiate institution.
5. A room for a corporation or public assembly; as a town-hall; Fanueil Hall in Boston, etc.
6. A collegiate body in the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open; "the elevators were at the end of the hall" [syn: hallway, hall]
2: a large entrance or reception room or area [syn: anteroom, antechamber, entrance hall, hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule]
3: a large room for gatherings or entertainment; "lecture hall"; "pool hall"
4: a college or university building containing living quarters for students [syn: dormitory, dorm, residence hall, hall, student residence]
5: the large room of a manor or castle [syn: manor hall, hall]
6: English writer whose novel about a lesbian relationship was banned in Britain for many years (1883-1943) [syn: Hall, Radclyffe Hall, Marguerite Radclyffe Hall]
7: United States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924) [syn: Hall, G. Stanley Hall, Granville Stanley Hall]
8: United States chemist who developed an economical method of producing aluminum from bauxite (1863-1914) [syn: Hall, Charles Martin Hall]
9: United States explorer who led three expeditions to the Arctic (1821-1871) [syn: Hall, Charles Francis Hall]
10: United States astronomer who discovered Phobos and Deimos (the two satellites of Mars) (1829-1907) [syn: Hall, Asaph Hall]
11: a large and imposing house [syn: mansion, mansion house, manse, hall, residence]
12: a large building used by a college or university for teaching or research; "halls of learning"
13: a large building for meetings or entertainment

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English halle, from Old English heall; akin to Old High German halla hall, Latin cella small room, celare to conceal — more at hell Date: before 12th century 1. a. the castle or house of a medieval king or noble b. the chief living room in such a structure 2. the manor house of a landed proprietor 3. a large usually imposing building for public or semipublic purposes 4. a. (1) a building used by a college or university for some special purpose (2) dormitory b. a college or a division of a college at some universities c. (1) the common dining room of an English college (2) a meal served there 5. a. the entrance room of a building ; lobby b. a corridor or passage in a building 6. a large room for assembly ; auditorium 7. a place used for public entertainment

Merriam Webster's

I. biographical name Charles Francis 1821-1871 American arctic explorer II. biographical name Charles Martin 1863-1914 American chemist & manufacturer III. biographical name G(ranville) Stanley 1844-1924 American psychologist & educator IV. biographical name James Norman 1887-1951 American novelist

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a a space or passage into which the front entrance of a house etc. opens. b US a corridor or passage in a building. 2 a a large room or building for meetings, meals, concerts, etc. b (in pl.) music-halls. 3 a large country house, esp. with a landed estate. 4 (in full hall of residence) a university residence for students. 5 a (in a college etc.) a common dining-room. b dinner in this. 6 the building of a guild (Fishmongers' Hall). 7 a a large public room in a palace etc. b the principal living-room of a medieval house. Phrases and idioms: Hall of Fame US a building with memorials of celebrated people. hall porter Brit. a porter who carries baggage etc. in a hotel. hall-stand a stand in the hall of a house, with a mirror, pegs, etc. Etymology: OE = hall f. Gmc, rel. to HELL

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hall Hall, n. [OE. halle, hal, AS. heal, heall; akin to D. hal, OS. & OHG. halla, G. halle, Icel. h["o]lt, and prob. from a root meaning, to hide, conceal, cover. See Hell, Helmet.] 1. A building or room of considerable size and stateliness, used for public purposes; as, Westminster Hall, in London. 2. (a) The chief room in a castle or manor house, and in early times the only public room, serving as the place of gathering for the lord's family with the retainers and servants, also for cooking and eating. It was often contrasted with the bower, which was the private or sleeping apartment. Full sooty was her bower and eke her hall. --Chaucer. Hence, as the entrance from outside was directly into the hall: (b) A vestibule, entrance room, etc., in the more elaborated buildings of later times. Hence: (c) Any corridor or passage in a building. 3. A name given to many manor houses because the magistrate's court was held in the hall of his mansion; a chief mansion house. --Cowell. 4. A college in an English university (at Oxford, an unendowed college). 5. The apartment in which English university students dine in common; hence, the dinner itself; as, hall is at six o'clock. 6. Cleared passageway in a crowd; -- formerly an exclamation. [Obs.] ``A hall! a hall!'' --B. Jonson. Syn: Entry; court; passage. See Vestibule.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(halls) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The hall in a house or flat is the area just inside the front door, into which some of the other rooms open. (BRIT; in AM, use entrance hall) N-COUNT see also entrance hall 2. A hall in a building is a long passage with doors into rooms on both sides of it. (mainly AM; in BRIT, use hallway) N-COUNT 3. A hall is a large room or building which is used for public events such as concerts, exhibitions, and meetings. We picked up our conference materials and filed into the lecture hall... N-COUNT: oft n N see also city hall, town hall 4. If students live in hall in British English, or in a hall in American English, they live in a university or college building called a hall of residence. N-COUNT: also prep N 5. Hall is sometimes used as part of the name of a large house in the country. He died at Holly Hall, his wife's family home. N-IN-NAMES 6. see also music hall

Easton's Bible Dictionary

(Gr. aule, Luke 22:55; R.V., "court"), the open court or quadrangle belonging to the high priest's house. In Matt. 26:69 and Mark 14:66 this word is incorrectly rendered "palace" in the Authorized Version, but correctly "court" in the Revised Version. In John 10:1,16 it means a "sheep-fold." In Matt. 27:27 and Mark 15:16 (A.V., "common hall;" R.V., "palace") it refers to the proetorium or residence of the Roman governor at Jerusalem. The "porch" in Matt. 26:71 is the entrance-hall or passage leading into the central court, which is open to the sky.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

hol (Lu 22:55 the King James Version).

See HOUSE.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Large room, chamber. 2. Entry (of a house), entrance, vestibule. 3. Manor-house. 4. Public room, assembly room, lecture room, room for entertainments. 5. Unendowed college (in English universities). 6. Dining-room (in English universities).

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