Phrase guide
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noun
The part of a building above the ground level.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, uncountable
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prep_phrase
Upstairs; in or on an upper floor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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prep_phrase
In or pertaining to the part of a large house, typically the above-ground rooms, in which the owning family lives, contrasted with below stairs where the servants are accommodated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, historical
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History
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Across languages
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