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mansion
[ man-shuhn ]
noun
- a very large, impressive, or stately residence.
- Often mansions. British. a large building with many apartments; apartment house.
- Oriental and Medieval Astronomy. each of 28 divisions of the ecliptic occupied by the moon on successive days.
- Archaic. an abode or dwelling place.
mansion
/ ˈæʃə /
noun
- Also calledmansion house a large and imposing house
- a less common word for manor house
- archaic.any residence
- plural a block of flats
- astrology any of 28 divisions of the zodiac each occupied on successive days by the moon
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mansion1
C14: via Old French from Latin mansio a remaining, from mansus; see manse
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One spigot is United to House LA, the 2022 city measure popularly known as the mansion tax.
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They were convicted in the 1989 killing of their parents in a Beverly Hills mansion - a case that continues to divide the nation.
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Would that a certain resident of the vice presidential mansion add her public voice to the fight to preserve the rule of law and protect our imperiled democracy.
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The brothers shot and killed their parents with shotguns at their Beverly Hills mansion.
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He lives in plush mansions in Paris and London, was originally a lawyer and made his fortune in European energy markets.
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