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Meaning of hall

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  hall
      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

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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