residence

[ rez-i-duhns ]
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noun
  1. the place, especially the house, in which a person lives or resides; dwelling; 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.

  1. the act or fact of residing: during his residence in Spain.

  2. the act of living or staying in a specified place while performing official duties, carrying on studies or research, awaiting a divorce, etc.: She will spend two terms in resident at Oxford University.

  3. the time during which a person resides in a place: a residence there of five years.

  4. the location of the main offices or principal center of business activity of a commercial enterprise, especially a large corporation, as registered under law.

  5. Chemistry. residence time.

Origin of residence

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin residentia, equivalent to Latin resid(ēre) “to dwell, live in, reside” + -entia noun suffix; see origin at reside, -ence

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1, 2. See house.

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British Dictionary definitions for residence

residence

/ (ˈrɛzɪdəns) /


noun
  1. the place in which one resides; abode or home

  2. a large imposing house; mansion

  1. the fact of residing in a place or a period of residing

  2. the official house of the governor of any of various countries

  3. the state of being officially present

  4. in residence

    • actually resident: the royal standard indicates that the Queen is in residence

    • designating a creative artist resident for a set period at a university, college, etc, whose role is to stimulate an active interest in the subject: composer in residence

  5. the seat of some inherent quality, characteristic, etc

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