hallmate

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noun

One who lives in the same hall of residence.

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Meanings

nounhallmate (plural hallmates)

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

Origin

From hall + mate.

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Cite this entry
APA

hallmate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hallmate

MLA

“hallmate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hallmate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hallmate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hallmate.

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