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Meaning of 'residence' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Residence [ n.]
- The act or fact of residing, abiding, or dwelling in a place for some continuance of time; as, the residence of an American in France or Italy for a year.
- The place where one resides; an abode; a dwelling or habitation; esp., a settled or permanent home or domicile.
- The residing of an incumbent on his benefice; -- opposed to nonresidence.
- The place where anything rests permanently.
- Subsidence, as of a sediment.
- That which falls to the bottom of liquors; sediment; also, refuse; residuum.

Meaning of 'residence' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . residence [ n]
Meaning (1):
- any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
Example in sentence:
  • a person can have several residences
Meaning (2):
- the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president)
Example in sentence:
  • he refused to live in the governor's residence

Nearby Words:

res resail resale resalgar resalute resaw rescat rescind rescindable rescinded

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