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fire·side
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ˈfaɪərˌsaɪd
/
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fahy
uh
r
-sahyd
]
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noun
1.
Also called
hearthside
.
the space about a
fire
or hearth.
2.
home
.
3.
home
or family life.
adjective
4.
informal and friendly in manner:
The politician's fireside manner helped her win votes.
Origin:
1555–65;
fire
+
side
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fireside
(ˈfaɪəˌsaɪd)
—
n
1.
the hearth
2.
family life; the home
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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