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hallite

hallite noun: one who resides in the specified hall, as in a college.

Noun

hallite (plural hallites)

  1. (in-compounds) One who resides in the specified hall, as in a college.
    • Sir Culling was an extreme Low Churchman, an Exeter Hallite to the backbone, and the head and front of the Platitudinarian Party.1894, Richard William Murray, South African Reminiscences, page 138
    • 1914?, Jessie Graham Flower, Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College
      “When you are at Wayne Hall do as the Wayne Hallites do,” quoted Miriam, who had followed Elfreda into the room.

Forms of hallite

pluralhallites

Origin of hallite

From hall + -ite.

Questions about hallite

What does hallite mean?
Hallite means one who resides in the specified hall, as in a college.
What part of speech is hallite?
Hallite is a noun.
What is the plural of hallite?
The plural of hallite is hallites.

Words near hallite in the dictionary

  1. hallions
  2. Hallisey
  3. Halliseys
  4. Hallissey
  5. Hallisseys
  6. hallite
  7. hallites
  8. Halliwell
  9. Halliwells
  10. hallman
  11. hallmark

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