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outbuilding

noun
/ˈaʊtˌbɪl.dɪŋ/UK

Etymology

From out + building.

  1. inherited from byldynge
  2. compounded as outbuilding — “out + building”

Definitions

  1. A building, such as a barn, shed, or garage, that is separate from, but associated with…

    A building, such as a barn, shed, or garage, that is separate from, but associated with some main building.

    • Above him, the sun gleamed gold and white. Before him, trackless wilderness extended for many leagues before lapping against the outbuildings of some village.

  2. present participle and gerund of outbuild

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at outbuilding. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at outbuilding. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at outbuilding

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA