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The place where one lives; home.

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Usage examples (38)
  • Just as I shall select my ship when I am about to go on a voyage, or my house when I propose to take a residence, so I shall choose my death when I am about to depart...
  • He refused to live in the governor's residence
  • Our McRib expert in residence is back at BlogPost to decipher the return of the McRib.
  • The main residence is a 200 year old Greek Revival farm house that sleeps up to eight people.
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