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ballroom

[ bawl-room, -room ]

noun

  1. a large room, as in a hotel or resort, with a polished floor for dancing.


ballroom

/ -ˌrʊm; ˈbɔːlˌruːm /

noun

  1. a large hall for dancing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ballroom1

First recorded in 1730–40; ball 2 + room
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On a Saturday night in Beverly Hills, nearly 150 stylish people filter into a grandiose ballroom for an exclusive event.

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The men’s team gathered in a ballroom, watching the women play in the Final Four and the national championship game a state away.

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“These stories are not just for Middle America,” said chief distribution officer Jared Geesey to a packed ballroom.

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An hour later, the pair rushed out of the Dolby ballroom in search of a restroom.

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The tower was pulled down and sold for scrap in the 1920s, while the ballroom was gutted by fire in 1969 and then demolished.

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