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maisonnette

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mai⋅son⋅ette

[mey-zuh-net]
–noun
1. a small house, esp. one connected to a large apartment building.
2. an apartment, usually of two floors connected by an internal staircase; duplex apartment.
Also, mai⋅son⋅nette.


Origin:
1810–20; < F, OF, equiv. to maison house (see mansion ) + -ette -ette
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maisonnette

noun
1. a self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger house and with its own entrance from the outside [syn: maisonette
2. a small house [syn: maisonette
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