MALL


Meaning of MALL in English

I. ˈmȯl

variant of maul

II. ˈmȯl also ˈmäl or ˈmal noun

( -s )

Etymology: by shortening & alteration (influenced in pronunciation by mall ) (I) from pall-mall

1.

a. : the mallet used in the game of pall-mall

b. : the game of pall-mall

c. : an alley used for this game

2.

[from The Mall, fashionable promenade in St. James's Park, London, that was originally a pall-mall alley]

a. : a usually public area (typically a lane or similar strip) often set with trees or bushes or flowers and designed as a promenade for leisurely strolling or as a pedestrian walk

b. : a usually paved or grassy strip between two roadways : median strip

a highway divided by a mall

III. noun

: shopping mall herein

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