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mansion

[man-shuhn]

noun

  1. a very large, impressive, or stately residence.

  2. manor house.

  3. British.Often mansions. a large building with many apartments; apartment house.

  4. Oriental and Medieval Astronomy.each of 28 divisions of the ecliptic occupied by the moon on successive days.

  5. Archaic.an abode or dwelling place.



mansion

/ ˈæʃə /

noun

  1. Also called: mansion house.a large and imposing house

  2. a less common word for manor house

  3. archaicany residence

  4. (plural) a block of flats

  5. astrology any of 28 divisions of the zodiac each occupied on successive days by the moon

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of mansion1

1325–75; Middle English < Latin Բō- (stem of Բō ) an abiding, abode. See manse, -ion
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of mansion1

C14: via Old French from Latin mansio a remaining, from mansus; see manse
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Weiss nabs an exclusive interview with the pop star at a rented mansion in the Hollywood Hills.

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On another occasion, the woman testified that Mr Combs's chief of staff Kristina Khorram allegedly instructed her to pick up drugs from Los Angeles to bring to Mr Combs' Miami mansion.

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Not long ago, owning a sprawling suburban mansion showed the world that you’ve made it.

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When she first got home after leaving the JYP mansion, she says, she felt “brainwashed” and like she “would never be able to make it in the music industry again.”

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There is a mansion on the coast and the remnants of a 1930s soundstage.

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