ballroom

noun

ball·​room ˈbȯl-ˌrüm How to pronounce ballroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a large room used for dances

Examples of ballroom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web A lot of the music that is the most groundbreaking is ballroom. Kyle Denis, Billboard, 26 June 2024 Photo: Michael Friberg for New York Magazine Two days before filming begins on season seven, the cast meet one another for orientation in a nondescript chain-hotel ballroom in Sherman Oaks. Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 4 June 2024 Dance the night away in the area’s largest ballroom. Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 26 May 2024 But for these Hornets, once the ping-pong balls were done flying around the hopper inside a closed ballroom in Chicago earlier this month, the focus shifted toward the NBA’s annual draft on June 26-27. Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 24 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for ballroom 

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Word History

First Known Use

1719, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ballroom was in 1719

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“Ballroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballroom. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

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ballroom

noun
ball·​room ˈbȯl-ˌrüm How to pronounce ballroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a large room for dances

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