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in-residence

[ in-rez-i-duh ns ]
/ ɪnˈrɛz ɪ dəns /

adjective

assigned to a staff position in an institution such as a college or university, while allowed sufficient time to pursue one's own professional work, study, or research (usually used in combination): a poet-in-residence at the university.

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Nearby words

  1. in-migrant,
  2. in-migrate,
  3. in-migration,
  4. in-ness,
  5. in-off,
  6. in-service,
  7. in-store,
  8. in-transit,
  9. in-tray,
  10. in-world

Origin of in-residence

First recorded in 1835–45
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