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Vinony

dwelling

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈdwɛl.ɪŋ/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English dwellynge, dwellyng (“delay, continuance, abode”), equivalent to dwell + -ing. More at dwell.

  1. A house or place in which a person lives; a habitation, a home.

    “The old house served as a dwelling for Albert.”

    “For Philip's dwelling fronted on the street, / The latest house to landward; but behind, / With one small gate that open'd on the waste, / Flourish'd a little garden square and wall'd; [...]”

verb

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

  1. present participle and gerund of dwell