dwelling.
A house or place in which a person lives; a habitation, a home.
Meaning & usage
A house or place in which a person lives; a habitation, a home.
The old house served as a dwelling for Albert.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English dwellynge, dwellyng (“delay, continuance, abode”), equivalent to dwell + -ing. More at dwell.
present participle and gerund of dwell
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