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Grammar : Noun
Spell : rez-i-duhns
Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɛz ɪ dəns



Definition of residence

Origin :
  • late 14c., "act of dwelling; dwelling place," from Old French residence, from Medieval Latin residentia, from Latin residentem (nominative residens) "residing, dwelling," present participle of residere "reside" (see reside). Also borrowed into German (Residenz), Dutch (residentie).
  • noun place for living
Example sentences :
  • The week elapsed, and at the end of it, I had not presented myself at his residence.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • His residence is at the Porte, where he has one of the splendid palaces.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • The first relates to the exact period of his residence at Leyden University.
  • Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
  • Not far from his grandmother's residence there was a windmill which operated on a new plan.
  • Extract from : « Biographical Stories » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • And this was her connection and residence with that old man.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • His own residence and the cottages of his servants completed the little colony.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • Why should it have been addressed to his residence, and not to the office?
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • Then came the seven workmen's residence levels, divided by trade groups.
  • Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
  • But this he was to learn early in his residence in Santa Clara Valley.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • We do not know how many persons would have been able and willing to go into residence there.
  • Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry

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