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res⋅i⋅dence

  [rez-i-duhns]
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–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.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < MF < ML residentia, equiv. to L resid(ēre) to reside + -entia -ence

Synonyms:
1. habitation, domicile. 1, 2. See house. 2. mansion. 5. stay, abode, sojourn.
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residence time

 
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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.  

  1. The place in which one lives; a dwelling.

  2. The act or a period of residing in a place.

  3. A medical residency.

  4. The official home or location of a corporation.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

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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