[uh-pahrt-muh
nt] 
| 1. | a room or a group of related rooms, among similar sets in one building, designed for use as a dwelling. |
| 2. | a building containing or made up of such rooms. |
| 3. | any separated room or group of rooms in a house or other dwelling: We heard cries from an apartment at the back of the house. |
| 4. | apartments, British. a set of rooms used as a dwelling by one person or one family. |
[uh-pahrt-men-tl] , adjective