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res⋅i⋅dence
[rez-i-duh
ns] 
–noun
| 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. |
residence time
–noun
| 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. |
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| res·i·dence (rěz'ĭ-dəns, -děns') n.
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Residence
Res"i*dence\ (r?z"?-dens), n. [F. r['e]sidence. See Resident.]1. The act or fact of residing, abiding, or dwelling in a place for some continuance of time; as, the residence of an American in France or Italy for a year. The confessor had often made considerable residences in Normandy. --Sir M. Hale. 2. The place where one resides; an abode; a dwelling or habitation; esp., a settled or permanent home or domicile. "Near the residence of Posthumus." --Shak. Johnson took up his residence in London. --Macaulay. 3. (Eng.Eccl.Law) The residing of an incumbent on his benefice; -- opposed to nonresidence. 4. The place where anything rests permanently. But when a king sets himself to bandy against the highest court and residence of all his regal power, he then, . . . fights against his own majesty and kingship. --Milton. 5. Subsidence, as of a sediment. [Obs.] --Bacon. 6. That which falls to the bottom of liquors; sediment; also, refuse; residuum. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor. Syn: Domiciliation; sojourn; stay; abode; home; dwelling; habitation; domicile; mansion.
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Language Translation for : residence
Spanish:
residencia,
German:
der Wohnsitz,
Japanese:
住居
residence
c.1380, from M.L. residentia, from L. residentem (nom. residens) "residing, dwelling," prp. of residere "reside" (see reside). Residential is attested from 1654, "serving as a residence;" meaning "having to do with housing" is from 1856.
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Main Entry: res·i·dence
Pronunciation: 're-z&-d&ns
Function: noun
1 : the act or fact of living in a place
2 a : the place where one actually lives as distinguished from a domicile or place of temporary sojourn residence but only one domicile>
NOTE: A distinction is usually maintained between domicile and residence based on the relative permanency of a domicile and the intent to make it a principal place of abode. In some contexts, however, such as for determining proper venue domicile and residence are used as synonyms. Similarly residence and domicile are sometimes used as synonyms with regard to the place of incorporation of a business. b : a place in which a corporation does business or is licensed to do business
3 : the status of a resident
4 : DWELLING
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residence res·i·dence (rěz'ĭ-dəns, -děns')
n.
A medical residency.
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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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