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ballroom

noun
/ˈbɔːlɹuːm/

Etymology

From ball + room.

  1. inherited from *(H)rewH-✻ — “to root; to rip, tear”
  2. inherited from *rūmą✻ — “room”
  3. inherited from *rūm✻ — “room”
  4. inherited from rūm — “room, space”
  5. inherited from roum — “room, space”
  6. compounded as ballroom — “ball + room”

Definitions

  1. A large room used for dancing and banquets.

    • The boy became volubly friendly and bubbling over with unexpected humour and high spirits. He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance. Nobody would miss them, he explained.

  2. A type of elegant dance.

  3. To take part in ballroom dancing.

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Derived

ballroom dance, ballroom dancing, ballroomy, Epstein Ballroom

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