hermitage

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun the abode of a hermit

Etymology

From Middle English hermytage, ermitage, from Old French ermitage, hermitaige, from Latin erēmīta, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs, “hermit”). By surface analysis, hermit + -age.

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