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Dwelling

//ˈdwɛl.ɪŋ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A house or place in which a person lives; a habitation, a home.

    "The old house served as a dwelling for Albert."

  2. 2
    housing that someone is living in wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of dwell form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English dwellynge, dwellyng (“delay, continuance, abode”), equivalent to dwell + -ing. More at dwell.

Etymology 2

From dwell + -ing.

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