residence

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
  2. noun the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president)
  3. noun the act of dwelling in a place

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English residence, from Old French residence, from Medieval Latin residentia, from residēns, present participle of resideō, equivalent to reside + -ence.

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Synonyms

abode

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