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residences

[rez-i-duhns] Origin

res·i·dence

[rez-i-duhns]
noun
1.
the place, especially 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, especially 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.
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6.
the location of the main offices or principal center of business activity of a commercial enterprise, especially a large corporation, as registered under law.
7.
Chemistry. residence time.
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Medieval Latin residentia, equivalent to Latin resid(ēre) to reside + -entia -ence


1. habitation, domicile. 1, 2. See house. 2. mansion. 5. stay, abode, sojourn.

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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.
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Medical Dictionary

residence res·i·dence (rěz'ĭ-dəns, -děns')
n.
A medical residency.

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