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fire·place
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ˈfaɪərˌpleɪs
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noun
1.
the part of a chimney that opens into a room and in
which
fuel is burned; hearth.
2.
any open structure, usually of masonry, for keeping a
fire
, as at a campsite.
Origin:
1645–55;
fire
+
place
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fireplace
(ˈfaɪəˌpleɪs)
—
n
1.
an open recess in a wall of a room, at the base of a chimney, etc, for a fire; hearth
2.
(
Austral
) an authorized place or installation for outside cooking, esp by a roadside
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
fireplace
c.1700, from
fire
(n.) +
place
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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