Hall

UK: 'hall', 'Hall': /ˈhɔːl/ US: /hɔl/ ,(hôl)

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Hall / hɔːl/ noun

1. Charles Martin. 1863–1914, US chemist: discovered the electrolytic process for producing aluminium
2. Sir John. 1824–1907, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister of New Zealand (1879–82)
3. Sir Peter. 1930–2017, English stage director: director of the Royal Shakespeare Company (1960–73) and of the National Theatre (1973–88)
4. (Marguerite) Radclyffe. 1883–1943, British novelist and poet. Her frank treatment of a lesbian theme in the novel The Well of Loneliness (1928) led to an obscenity trial

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

hall /hɔl/   n. [countable]

1. a corridor or passageway in a building:
   She lived just down the hall from me.
2. the large entrance room of a building;
   vestibule;
   lobby.
3. a large room or building for public gatherings;
   auditorium:
   a concert hall.
4. Education a large building for living in, for instruction, or for other purposes at a college or university:
   Over there is Lincoln Hall.
5. British Terms, Education (in English colleges)
   • a large room in which the members and students dine.
   • dinner in such a room.
6. the castle, house, or similar structure of a medieval noble.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

hall  (hôl), n. 

1. a corridor or passageway in a building.
2. the large entrance room of a house or building;
   vestibule;
   lobby.
3. a large room or building for public gatherings;
   auditorium:
   convention hall; concert hall.
4. Education a large building for residence, instruction, or other purposes, at a college or university.
5. Education a college at a university.
6. British Terms, Education (in English colleges)
   • a large room in which the members and students dine.
   • dinner in such a room.
7. British Terms a mansion or large residence, esp. one on a large estate.
8. British Terms See music hall. 
9. the chief room in a medieval castle or similar structure, used for eating, sleeping, and entertaining.
10. the castle, house, or similar structure of a medieval chieftain or noble.
11. Dialect Terms [Southeastern U.S.] (older use). the living room or family room of a house.

• bef. 900; Middle English; Old English heall; cognate with Old Norse hǫll, German Halle; akin to Old English helan to cover, hide, Latin cēlāre to hide (see conceal)

Hall  (hôl), n. 

A•saph  (ā′səf ), 1829–1907, U.S. astronomer: discovered the satellites of Mars.
1. Biographical Charles Francis, 1821–71, U.S. Arctic explorer.
2. Biographical Charles Martin, 1863–1914, U.S. chemist, metallurgist, and manufacturer.
3. Biographical Donald, born 1928, U.S. poet and editor.
4. Biographical Granville Stanley, 1846–1924, U.S. psychologist and educator.
5. Biographical James Norman, 1887–1951, U.S. novelist.
6. Biographical Prince, 1748–1807, U.S. clergyman and abolitionist, born in Barbados: fought at Bunker Hill.

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hall / hɔːl/ noun

1. a room serving as an entry area within a house or building
2. (sometimes capital) a building for public meetings
3. (often capital) the great house of an estate; manor
4. a large building or room used for assemblies, worship, concerts, dances, etc
5. a residential building, esp in a university; hall of residence
6. a large room, esp for dining, in a college or university
7. a meal eaten in this room
8. the large room of a house, castle, etc
9. a passage or corridor into which rooms open
10. (often plural)
    short for music hall

Etymology: Old English heall; related to Old Norse höll, Old High German halla hall, Latin cela cell¹, Old Irish cuile cellar, Sanskrit śālā hut; see hell