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residence

noun
/ˈɹɛz.ɪ.dəns/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from residentia
  2. derived from residence
  3. inherited from residence

Definitions

  1. The place where one lives (resides)

    The place where one lives (resides); one's home.

    • Johnson took up his residence in London.

  2. A building or portion thereof used as a home, such as a house or an apartment therein.

  3. The place where a corporation is established.

  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. The state of living in a particular place or environment.

      • The confessor had often made considerable residences in Normandy.

    2. Accommodation for students at a university or college.

    3. The place where anything rests permanently.

      • But when a king sets himself to bandy against the highest court and residence of all his regal power, he then […] fights against his own majesty and kingship.

    4. Subsidence, as of a sediment

      • Separation[…]is wrought by Weight; as in the ordinary Residence or Settlement of Liquors.

    5. That which falls to the bottom of liquors

      That which falls to the bottom of liquors; sediment; also, refuse; residuum.

      • waters of a muddy residence

    6. Synonym of rezidentura.

The neighborhood

Derived

coresidence, hall of residence, nonresidence, primary residence, residence hall, residence permit, residence time, take up residence

Vish — recursive loop

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

7 hops · closes at residence

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