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noun
A home or residence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: formal
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A residence at a particular place accompanied with an intention to remain there for an unlimited time; a residence accepted as a final abode.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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noun
The zodiac sign over which a planet (a term which in astrology includes the Sun and Moon) is considered to have especially strong influence; the planet is called the sign's ruling planet or sign ruler.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences
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verb
To have a domicile in a particular place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
housing that someone is living in
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: dwelling, home, abode, habitation, dwelling house
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: housing, lodging, living accommodations
Narrower terms: cliff dwelling, condominium, condo, fixer-upper, hearth, fireside, hermitage, homestead, house, lake dwelling, pile dwelling, lodge, indian lodge, messuage, semi-detached house, vacation home, yurt
noun
(law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: legal residence
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: residence, abode
verb
make one's home in a particular place or community
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: reside, shack, domiciliate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: populate, dwell, live, inhabit
Narrower terms: rusticate
History
Inherited from Middle English domicelle, domicylie, from Middle French domicile and directly from Latin domicilium.
Across languages
38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
