how to pronounce ballroom

/ˈbɔːlˌɹum/

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ballroom is pronounced in two syllables

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ɔː

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An example use of ballroom in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… middle i'm in the ballroom courtyard …”

meanings of ballroom

noun:

A large room used for dancing and banquets.
A type of elegant dance.

verb:

To take part in ballroom dancing.

ballroom frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word ballroom occurs in english on average 3.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics ballroom can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that ballroom can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;