"hall of fame" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: halls of fame [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|halls of fame}} hall of fame (plural halls of fame)
  1. (usually capitalized, often sports) A structure housing memorials to famous or illustrious individuals (especially ones of importance to some field), often containing a collection of memorabilia relating to them. Tags: capitalized, often, usually Categories (topical): Sports Translations (hall which honors people of great importance to some field): শহরতের দালান (śohroter dalan) (Bengali), 光榮榜 (Chinese Mandarin), 光荣榜 (guāngróngbǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), zaal van bekendheid (Dutch), kunniagalleria (Finnish), temple de la renommée [masculine] (French), panthéon [masculine] (French), დიდების დარბაზი (didebis darbazi) (Georgian), Ruhmeshalle [feminine] (German), Hall of Fame [feminine] (German), αίθουσα της φήμης (aíthousa tis fímis) (Greek), hírességek csarnoka (Hungarian), aula kehormatan (Indonesian), albo d'onore [masculine] (Italian), 殿堂 (dendō) (Japanese), 명예의 전당 (myeong'yeui jeondang) (Korean), balai kemasyhuran (Malay), dewan masyhur (Malay), galeria sław [feminine] (Polish), hall da fama [masculine] (Portuguese), за́ла славы (zála slavy) (Russian), salón de la fama [masculine] (Spanish), đại sảnh danh vọng (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-hall_of_fame-en-noun-8F4w4~0n Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'hall which honors people of great importance to some field': 69 23 8
  2. (usually capitalized) A group, sometimes formal, of the famed or illustrious in a given field. Tags: capitalized, usually Synonyms: HoF [abbreviation] Derived forms: hall-of-famer
    Sense id: en-hall_of_fame-en-noun-yOkT6LYy
  3. (video games) A high-score table. Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-hall_of_fame-en-noun-8T~wJs9u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 15 66 Topics: video-games

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