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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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A place in the United Kingdom:
A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU5073).
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A place in the United Kingdom:
A small village and civil parish (served by High Stoy (Group) Parish Council) in Dorset, England, previously in West Dorset district (OS grid ref ST6407).
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A place in the United Kingdom:
A village in Southbourne parish, Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU7505).
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A place in the United Kingdom:
A small village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY5095).
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A place in the United States:
A small city in Bradley County, Arkansas.
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A place in the United States:
A former settlement in Mendocino County, California.
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A place in the United States:
A former community in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana.
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A place in the United States:
A small city, the county seat of Hickory County, Missouri.
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A place in the United States:
A city in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
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A place in the United States:
A neighbourhood of Nashville, Tennessee.
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A settlement in Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.
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A locality in Saint John, United States Virgin Islands.
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A town on Carriacou, Grenada.
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A neighbourhood in north-east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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A locality in Central Highlands Council, central Tasmania, Australia.
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noun
A house or dwelling where a hermit lives.
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A place of seclusion.
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noun
A period of seclusion.
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noun
A wine produced near Valence, Drôme.
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noun
the abode of a hermit
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Broader terms: dwelling, home, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling house
History
From Middle English hermytage, ermitage, from Old French ermitage, hermitaige, from Latin erēmīta, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs, “hermit”). By surface analysis, hermit + -age.
Across languages
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
