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abode

a·bode
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-bohd]
    • /əˈboʊd/
    • /əˈbəʊd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-bohd]
    • /əˈboʊd/

Definitions of abode word

  • countable noun abode Your abode is the place where you live. 3
  • noun abode a place in which one lives; one's home 3
  • noun abode a place where one lives or stays; home; residence 3
  • abbreviation ABODE abide 3
  • noun abode a place in which a person resides; residence; dwelling; habitation; home. 1
  • noun abode an extended stay in a place; sojourn. 1

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Origin of abode

First appearance:

before 1200
One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English abood a waiting, delay, stay; akin to abide

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Abode

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

abode popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

abode usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for abode

noun abode

  • sanctuary — a sacred or holy place.
  • dwelling — Machinery. a flat or cylindrical area on a cam for maintaining a follower in a certain position during part of a cycle. a period in a cycle in the operation of a machine or engine during which a given part remains motionless.
  • habitat — the natural environment of an organism; place that is natural for the life and growth of an organism: a tropical habitat.
  • house — a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
  • haunt — to visit habitually or appear to frequently as a spirit or ghost: to haunt a house; to haunt a person.

Antonyms for abode

noun abode

  • annex — If a country annexes another country or an area of land, it seizes it and takes control of it.
  • office — Microsoft Office

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