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ball-room

ball-room is the dated form of ballroom.

Meaning of ballroom

Noun

ballroom (plural ballrooms)

  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.1909 September 9, Archibald Marshall [pseudonym; Arthur Hammond Marshall], chapter I, in The Squire’s Daughter, London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC
  2. A type of elegant dance.

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Forms of ball-room

pluralball-rooms

Questions about ball-room

What is ball-room the dated form of?
Ball-room is the dated form of ballroom.

Words near ball-room in the dictionary

  1. ball-player
  2. ball-players
  3. ball-playing
  4. ball-point pen
  5. ball-point pens
  6. ball-room
  7. ball-rooms
  8. ball-shaped
  9. ball-striker
  10. ball-strikers
  11. ball-tailed cat

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