residence

[ rez-i-duhns ]

/ ˈrɛz ɪ dəns /

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noun

the place, especially the house, in which a person lives or resides; dwelling place; home: Their residence is in New York City.

a structure serving as a dwelling or home, especially one of large proportion and superior quality: They have a summer residence in Connecticut.

the act or fact of residing: during his residence in Spain.

the act of living or staying in a specified place while performing official duties, carrying on studies or research, awaiting a divorce, etc.

the time during which a person resides in a place: a residence there of five years.

the location of the main offices or principal center of business activity of a commercial enterprise, especially a large corporation, as registered under law.

Chemistry. residence time.

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Origin of residence

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Medieval Latin residentia, equivalent to Latin resid(ēre) to reside + -entia -ence

SYNONYMS FOR residence

1 habitation, domicile.

1, 2 See house.

2 mansion.

5 stay, abode, sojourn.

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Words nearby residence

reshevsky, reship, resht, reshuffle, reside, residence, residence time, residency, resident, resident alien, resident commissioner

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British Dictionary definitions for residence

residence

/ (ˈrɛzɪdəns) /

noun

the place in which one resides; abode or home

a large imposing house; mansion

the fact of residing in a place or a period of residing

the official house of the governor of any of various countries

the state of being officially present

in residence

actually residentthe royal standard indicates that the Queen is in residence
designating a creative artist resident for a set period at a university, college, etc, whose role is to stimulate an active interest in the subjectcomposer in residence

the seat of some inherent quality, characteristic, etc

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Medical definitions for residence

residence

[ rĕz′ĭ-dəns ]

n.

A medical residency.

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