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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dancehall

/ˈdɑːnsˌhɔːl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
dance-hall
IPA
/ˈdɑːnsˌhɔːl/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A public hall for dancing.

Countable

noun

A genre of Jamaican dance music derived from dub and reggae.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From dance + hall.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dancehalls (plural) dance hall (alternative) dance-hall (alternative)

Phrases

taxi dance hall

Questions

How do you pronounce dancehall?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɑːnsˌhɔːl/.
What does dancehall mean?
A public hall for dancing.
Where does dancehall come from?
From dance + hall.

How to pronounce dancehall

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈdɑːnsˌhɔːl/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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