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- [hawl]
- /hɔl/
- /hɔːl/
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- [hawl]
- /hɔl/
Definitions of hall word
- noun hall Asaph [ey-suh f] /ˈeɪ səf/ (Show IPA), 1829–1907, U.S. astronomer: discovered the satellites of Mars. 1
- noun hall Charles Francis, 1821–71, U.S. Arctic explorer. 1
- noun hall Charles Martin, 1863–1914, U.S. chemist, metallurgist, and manufacturer. 1
- noun hall Donald, born 1928, U.S. poet and editor. 1
- noun hall Granville Stanley, 1846–1924, U.S. psychologist and educator. 1
- noun hall James Norman, 1887–1951, U.S. novelist. 1
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Origin of hall
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 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)
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Parts of speech for Hall
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hall popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hall usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hall
noun hall
- hallway — a corridor, as in a building.
- room — channel
- gallery — a raised area, often having a stepped or sloping floor, in a theater, church, or other public building to accommodate spectators, exhibits, etc.
- foyer — the lobby of a theater, hotel, or apartment house.
- lobby — an entrance hall, corridor, or vestibule, as in a public building, often serving as an anteroom; foyer.
Antonyms for hall
noun hall
- denial — A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
- refusal — an act or instance of refusing.
- veto — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
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