mansion

[ man-shuhn ]

/ ˈmæn ʃən /

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noun

a very large, impressive, or stately residence.

manor house.

Often mansions. British. a large building with many apartments; apartment house.

Oriental and Medieval Astronomy. each of 28 divisions of the ecliptic occupied by the moon on successive days.

Archaic. an abode or dwelling place.

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Origin of mansion

1325–75; Middle English <Latin mānsiōn- (stem of mānsiō) an abiding, abode. See manse, -ion

Words nearby mansion

Mansfield, Man shall not live by bread alone, -manship, Mansholt, Mansi, mansion, Mansion House, man-sized, manslaughter, manslayer, Manson

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How to use mansion in a sentence

If Faulconer rides a recall to the governor’s mansion, it will put an appropriate bow on his political career to date.
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She’s a hair braider stuck in a doomed marriage, which is made all the worse when her husband Adan’s burglary of a nearby beach mansion does not go as planned.
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On the southern coast, there are barriers along Kahala Beach, where the shore has increasingly disappeared amid sprawling mansions.
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The crisis runs rampant in cities and towns, on farms and in mansions, far away and next door.
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Gilman died before construction was complete and the mansion changed hands several times until it was gifted to the Baltimore Parks and Recreation Department.
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Expect the couple to find another mansion in a safe Democratic district where an aging representative is expected to retire.
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Goodman retreated to house arrest at his luxury mansion on $4 million bail.
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We ended up in one room in her mansion and never furnished it.
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The ex-chef, accused by Maureen McDonnell of “embezzling” food from the mansion, went to the FBI, triggering its investigation.
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Within were the park and the deer, and the mansion rearing its brilliant columns amidst the redundant groves of a Spanish autumn.
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It was a splendid mansion, with its countless rooms and gorgeous appointments.
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He went home from the planter's mansion very happy, for now he should have an errand there every day during the next few weeks.
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British Dictionary definitions for mansion

mansion

/ (ˈmænʃən) /

noun

Also called: mansion house a large and imposing house

a less common word for manor house

archaic any residence

British (plural) a block of flats

astrology any of 28 divisions of the zodiac each occupied on successive days by the moon

Word Origin for mansion

C14: via Old French from Latin mansio a remaining, from mansus; see manse

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