noun

hall

hall, hallway, lobby, auditorium

Please wait in the hall.

Please wait in the hall.

The bedrooms are down the hall.

The bedrooms are down the hall.

The concert was in the main hall.

The concert was in the main hall.

((in a/the hall)) in a large room or corridor Please wait in the hall.

Synonyms: corridor, lobby, foyer, vestibule

From Old English 'heall' (a covered space, mansion), from Proto-Germanic '*hallō' (covered place).

Picture a large concert 'hall' or the 'hall' (hallway) in a school. Both come from the idea of a large covered space.

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