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Added 9 October 2026

mansion

/ˈmæn.ʃən/ noun

Latin root: mānsiō Wiktionary

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

(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided.
A large and imposing house.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English mansioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman mansion, mansiun, from Latin mānsiō (“dwelling, stopping-place”), from the past participle stem of manēre (“stay”). By surface analysis, manse + -ion.

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