/ ˈpæleɪ; NAmE / (also ˌpalais de ˈdanse / ˌpæleɪ də ˈdɑːns; NAmE /) noun
( BrE ) (in the past) a large public building used for dancing; a dance hall
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: from French palais (de danse) (dancing) hall.
/ ˈpæleɪ; NAmE / (also ˌpalais de ˈdanse / ˌpæleɪ də ˈdɑːns; NAmE /) noun
( BrE ) (in the past) a large public building used for dancing; a dance hall
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: from French palais (de danse) (dancing) hall.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005