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apartment.

A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/əˈpɑːt.mənt/Received-Pronunciation/əˈpɑɹt.mənt/General-American
  1. A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.

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    apartment dwellers
  2. A suite of rooms within a domicile, designated for a specific person or persons and including a bedroom.

    archaic
  3. A room within a house.

  4. A division of an enclosure that is separate from others; a compartment.

    obsolete
  5. A conceptual space used for separation in the threading architecture. Objects in one apartment cannot directly access those in another, but must use a proxy.

Where this word comes from

From French appartement, from Italian appartamento, from Spanish apartamiento (“separation, seclusion”), equivalent to apart + -ment. See apart and -ment.

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