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[hous-hohld, -ohld]
–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. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Household
House"hold`\, n. 1. Those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family. And calls, without affecting airs, His household twice a day to prayers. --Swift. 2. A line of ancestory; a race or house. [Obs.] --Shak.Household
House"hold`\, a. Belonging to the house and family; domestic; as, household furniture; household affairs. Household bread, bread made in the house for common use; hence, bread that is not of the finest quality. [Obs.] Household gods (Rom. Antiq.), the gods presiding over the house and family; the Lares and Penates; hence, all objects endeared by association with home. Household troops, troops appointed to attend and guard the sovereign or his residence.
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Language Translation for : household
Spanish:
casa, familia,
German:
der Haushalt,
Japanese:
世帯
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