noun

ballroom

ballroom

The wedding reception was in a grand ballroom.

The wedding reception was in a grand ballroom.

((a/an)) ballroom a large room for formal dancing The wedding reception was in a grand ballroom.

Synonyms: dance hall, assembly hall

A compound of 'ball' (a formal dance, from Old French 'baler', to dance) and 'room'.

It's simply a 'room' for a 'ball' (a formal dance).

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