abode
1 Americannoun
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a place in which a person resides; residence; dwelling; habitation; home.
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an extended stay in a place; sojourn.
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Etymology
Origin of abode
1200–50; Middle English abood a waiting, delay, stay; akin to abide
Explanation
Your abode is where you live. The Queen of England's abode may be far from humble, but it's the home where she rests her weary crown at the end of each day. Though it is often humble, as in, "Welcome to our humble abode," an abode is just a formal way of describing your home. A British solicitor (lawyer) would also use the word abode to describe his office, and if he worked from his home the word would cover both his work and his residence. Interestingly, if you were to substitute the o in the middle of the word for a c, you'd have the first five letters of the alphabet — abcde.
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Example Sentences
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"We were able to get a lot of people inside very quickly," said Vivian Wan, of Abode, which provides services in San Francisco and seven other counties in Northern California.
From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025
Facing high interest rates, many shoppers found their mortgage payments would be “significantly more than what they could potentially rent for,” said Jenny Wetzel, an agent with Windermere Abode in Tacoma.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2024
Abode Communities, another leader in low-cost housing, filed suit over a $186,769 bill for architectural services.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2023
The Abode bulbs are full-color, Wi-Fi smart bulbs emitting 800 lumens with a 90 plus CRI and cost $30 for a two-pack.
From The Verge • Jan. 6, 2022
Abode, dwelling, and habitation are used with little difference of meaning to denote the place where one habitually lives; abode and habitation belong to the poetic or elevated style.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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