Ballroom Meaning
/ˈbɔːlɹuːm/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA large room used for dancing and banquets.
nounA type of elegant dance.
Sentence Examples
Would you join me for some ballroom dancing?
Miss Scarlett was killed with a candlestick in the ballroom.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The couple danced elegantly across the large ____ with chandeliers.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The formal dance was held in the large and beautiful ____ today.
Word Origin & History
From ball + room.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The couple danced elegantly across the large ____ with chandeliers.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The formal dance was held in the large and beautiful ____ today.