music hall
Americannoun
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an auditorium for concerts and musical entertainments.
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a vaudeville or variety theater.
noun
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US and Canadian name: vaudeville. a variety entertainment consisting of songs, comic turns, etc
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( as modifier )
a music-hall song
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a theatre at which such entertainments are staged
Etymology
Origin of music hall
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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LACO’s first nine seasons included a Monday night series when the theater, originally meant to be a chamber music hall, was otherwise dark.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
I dashed to the ship’s music hall for the 9:30 word-search challenge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
French police have arrested four people over protests that disrupted a concert by Israel's national orchestra at the Paris Philharmonic music hall, a prosecutor said on Friday.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh would in 2003 evict the Country Bears from their music hall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025
Upon noticing this curious coincidence, the gentlemen then gained an ambition to visit the three villages in question - in honour, as it were, of the music hall artistes.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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