[rez-i-duh
ns] 
| 1. | the place, esp. the house, in which a person lives or resides; dwelling place; home: Their residence is in New York City. |
| 2. | a structure serving as a dwelling or home, esp. one of large proportion and superior quality: They have a summer residence in Connecticut. |
| 3. | the act or fact of residing: during his residence in Spain. |
| 4. | the act of living or staying in a specified place while performing official duties, carrying on studies or research, awaiting a divorce, etc. |
| 5. | the time during which a person resides in a place: a residence there of five years. |
| 6. | the location of the main offices or principal center of business activity of a commercial enterprise, esp. a large corporation, as registered under law. |
| 7. | Chemistry. residence time. |
| 1. | Also called residence. Chemistry. the length of time a substance remains in the adsorbed, suspended, or dissolved state. |
| 2. | Physics. the length of time radioactive material, as gas or particles, remains in the atmosphere after detonation of a nuclear device. |
| res·i·dence (rěz'ĭ-dəns, -děns') n.
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residence res·i·dence (rěz'ĭ-dəns, -děns')
n.
A medical residency.
residence
in anthropology, the location of a domicile, particularly after marriage. Residence has been an important area of investigation because it is a locus where biological (consanguineal) and marital (affinal) forms of kinship combine.
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