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Residence

//ˈɹɛz.ɪ.dəns// noun

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Noun

1
The place where one lives (resides); one's home. countable, uncountable
"Johnson took up his residence in London."
2
the act of dwelling in a place wordnet
3
A building or portion thereof used as a home, such as a house or an apartment therein. countable, uncountable
4
a large and imposing house wordnet
5
The place where a corporation is established. countable, uncountable

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6
the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president) wordnet
7
The state of living in a particular place or environment. countable, uncountable
"The confessor had often made considerable residences in Normandy."
8
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily wordnet
9
Accommodation for students at a university or college. countable, uncountable
10
The place where anything rests permanently. countable, uncountable
"But when a king sets himself to bandy against the highest court and residence of all his regal power, he then […] fights against his own majesty and kingship."
11
Subsidence, as of a sediment countable, uncountable
"Separation[…]is wrought by Weight; as in the ordinary Residence or Settlement of Liquors."
12
That which falls to the bottom of liquors; sediment; also, refuse; residuum. countable, uncountable
"waters of a muddy residence"
13
Synonym of rezidentura. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English residence, from Old French residence, from Medieval Latin residentia, from residēns, present participle of resideō, equivalent to reside + -ence.

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