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hermitage.

A house or dwelling where a hermit lives.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhɜːmɪtɪd͡ʒ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈhɜr.mə.tɪdʒ/General-American/ˈhɜːrmɪtɪdʒ/General-American
  1. A house or dwelling where a hermit lives.

  2. A place of seclusion.

  3. A period of seclusion.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English hermytage, ermitage, from Old French ermitage, hermitaige, from Latin erēmīta, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs, “hermit”). By surface analysis, hermit + -age.

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