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noun
A house owned not as a primary residence and used as vacation home during warm weather months of the year.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An outbuilding in a garden where the owners can relax in warm weather.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a small roofed building affording shade and rest
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: gazebo
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: building, edifice
Narrower terms: belvedere
History
From Middle English somer-hous, from Old English sumerhūs, sumorhūs, equivalent to summer + house. Compare Dutch zomerhuis, German Sommerhaus, Danish sommerhus, Swedish sommarhus.
Across languages
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
