settlement-house

set·tle·ment-house

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [set-l-muh nt noun, adjective hous]
- /ˈsɛt l mənt noun, adjective haʊs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [set-l-muh nt noun, adjective hous]
- /ˈsɛt l mənt noun, adjective haʊs/

Definitions of settlement-house word

noun settlement-house the act or state of settling or the state of being settled. 1
noun settlement-house the act of making stable or putting on a permanent basis. 1
noun settlement-house a state of stability or permanence. 1
noun settlement-house an arrangement or adjustment, as of business affairs or a disagreement. 1
noun settlement-house an agreement signed after labor negotiations between union and management. 1
noun settlement-house the terms reached in this agreement. 1

before 1620

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1620-30; settle1 + -ment

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adjective

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% 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".

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