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hallmate

hallmate noun: one who lives in the same hall of residence.

Noun

hallmate (plural hallmates)

  1. One who lives in the same hall of residence.
    • As she wrote on her blog, a hallmate once told her that “M.I.T. is the closest you can get to living in the Internet,”2009 October 2, Tamar Lewin, “M.I.T. Taking Student Blogs to Nth Degree”, in New York Times

Forms of hallmate

pluralhallmates

Origin of hallmate

From hall + mate.

Questions about hallmate

What does hallmate mean?
Hallmate means one who lives in the same hall of residence.
What part of speech is hallmate?
Hallmate is a noun.
What is the plural of hallmate?
The plural of hallmate is hallmates.

Words near hallmate in the dictionary

  1. hallmarking
  2. hallmarkings
  3. Hallmarkish
  4. hallmarks
  5. Hallmarky
  6. hallmate
  7. hallmates
  8. hallmen
  9. hallmoot
  10. hallmoots
  11. hallmote

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