hall
[ hawl ]
/ hɔl /
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Origin of hall
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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Definition for hall (2 of 2)
Hall
[ hawl ]
/ hɔl /
noun
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British Dictionary definitions for hall (1 of 2)
hall
/ (hɔːl) /
noun
Word Origin for hall
Old English heall; related to Old Norse höll, Old High German halla hall, Latin cela cell 1, Old Irish cuile cellar, Sanskrit śālā hut; see hell
British Dictionary definitions for hall (2 of 2)
Hall
/ (hɔːl) /
noun
Charles Martin. 1863–1914, US chemist: discovered the electrolytic process for producing aluminium
Sir John. 1824–1907, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister of New Zealand (1879–82)
Sir Peter. born 1930, English stage director: director of the Royal Shakespeare Company (1960–73) and of the National Theatre (1973–88)
(Margueritte) Radclyffe . 1883–1943, British novelist and poet. Her frank treatment of a lesbian theme in the novel The Well of Loneliness (1928) led to an obscenity trial
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Medical definitions for hall
Hall
[ hôl ]
American psychologist who established an experimental psychology laboratory at Johns Hopkins University (1882), founded child psychology, and profoundly influenced educational psychology.
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