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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A house for a place of residence, usually a temporary one. countable, dated, uncountable
2. 2
   Act of dwelling or residence in a place; habitation. countable, dated, uncountable

   "Commorancy consists in usually lying there."

Synonyms

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abodecohabitationdomiciledwellinghabitationhome

Example

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"Commorancy consists in usually lying there."

Etymology

From stem of Latin commorāns, present participle of commorārī (“to remain, delay”), from mora (“a delay”), + -cy.

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