RESIDENCE Definition & Meaning

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residence

[ rez-i-duhns ]

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noun

the place, especially the house, in which a person lives or resides; dwelling; home:
Their residence is in New York City.
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a structure serving as a dwelling or home, especially one of large proportion and superior quality:
They have a summer residence in Connecticut.
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the act or fact of residing:
during his residence in Spain.
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.
the time during which a person resides in a place:
a residence there of five years.
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the location of the main offices or principal center of business activity of a commercial enterprise, especially a large corporation, as registered under law.
Chemistry. residence time.

residence

/ ˈ��ɛ��ɪ��ə�Բ� /

noun

the place in which one resides; abode or home
a large imposing house; mansion
the fact of residing in a place or a period of residing
the official house of the governor of any of various countries
the state of being officially present
in residence
1. actually resident
  the royal standard indicates that the Queen is in residence
2. 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
the seat of some inherent quality, characteristic, etc

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of residence¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin residentia, equivalent to Latin ��(ŧ��) “to dwell, live in, reside” + -entia noun suffix; reside, -ence

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"It's a relief for us and the whole village," said Mr Harris, whose children had been unable to use the back garden after the hawk took up residence in one of their trees.

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The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner ruled that Robert Shrier, 61, died on March 7 from a shotgun wound of the torso at a private residence.

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"The Residence" is an "Upstairs, Downstairs" screwball murder mystery set in the East Wing, the residence wing of the White House, during an Australian state dinner.

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The attempted coup began in the capital, Kinshasa, in the early hours of 19 May, when armed men first attacked parliamentary speaker Vital Kamerhe's home, before heading to the president's official residence in the capital.

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A total of 6,822 structures were destroyed in the Palisades fire, including more than 5,500 residences and 100 commercial businesses, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

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