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household

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house⋅hold

  [hous-hohld, -ohld]
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–noun
1. the people of a house collectively; a family including its servants.
–adjective
2. of or pertaining to a household: household furniture.
3. for use in maintaining a home, esp. for use in cooking, cleaning, laundering, repairing, etc., in the home: a household bleach.
4. common or usual; ordinary.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME houshold. See house, hold 1
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house·hold   (hous'hōld')   
n.  

    1. A domestic unit consisting of the members of a family who live together along with nonrelatives such as servants.

    2. The living spaces and possessions belonging to such a unit.

  2. A person or group of people occupying a single dwelling: the rise of nonfamily households.

adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or used in a household: household appliances.

  2. Commonly known; familiar: has become a household name.


[Middle English houshold : hous, house; see house + hold, possession, holding (from Old English, from healdan, to hold; see hold1).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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