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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | © The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English 2009, originally published by Oxford University Press 2009. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

ball·room / ˈbôlˌroōm; -ˌroŏm/ • n. a large room used for dancing.

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