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house

/haʊ̯s/ noun

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In Latin: domus, casa, aedes Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about house at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families.
    he has a house on Cape Cod
  2. The members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments.
    he worked for a brokerage house
  3. The members of a religious community living together.

verb

  1. Contain or cover.
    This box houses the gears
  2. Provide housing for.
    The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town

Origin

From Middle English hous, hus, from Old English hūs (“dwelling, shelter, house”), from Proto-West Germanic *hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą (“house”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kews-, from *(s)kewH- (“to cover, hide”). More at hose. Eclipsed non-native Middle English mees, meson, measoun (“house”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman mes, mies, meis, maisun (“house”). The uncommon plural form housen is from Middle English husen, housen.

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