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fire⋅side

  [fahyuhr-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 1
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fire·side   (fīr'sīd')   
n.  

  1. The area immediately surrounding a fireplace or hearth.

  2. A home.

adj.  At or as if at a fireside: a fireside chat.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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