dining hall

dine hall

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dahyn hawl]
- /daɪn hɔl/
- /daɪn hɔːl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dahyn hawl]
- /daɪn hɔl/

Definitions of dining hall words

noun dining hall a large room in which meals are served to members of a special group and their guests, as to the students and faculty of a college. 1
noun dining hall refectory, large dining room 1
noun dining hall a large room where meals are eaten, esp within an office, school etc. 0
noun dining hall a large room, typically in schools or colleges, where people eat together. 0

See all 4 definitions of dining hall

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Origin of dining hall

First appearance:

before 1660

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1660-70

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Parts of speech for Dining hall

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Dining hall

dining hall popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

dining hall usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for dining hall

noun dining hall

arena — An arena is a place where sports, entertainments, and other public events take place. It has seats around it where people sit and watch.
theater — a building, part of a building, or outdoor area for housing dramatic presentations, stage entertainments, or motion-picture shows.
gymnasium — a building or room designed and equipped for indoor sports, exercise, or physical education.
amphitheater — An amphitheater is a large open area surrounded by rows of seats sloping upward. Amphitheaters were built mainly in Greek and Roman times for the performance of plays.
lounge — to pass time idly and indolently.

All 18 Synonyms of dining hall