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tenement-house

ten·e·ment-house
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ten-uh-muh nt noun, adjective hous]
    • /ˈtɛn ə mənt noun, adjective haʊs/
    • /ˈten.ə.mənt haʊs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ten-uh-muh nt noun, adjective hous]
    • /ˈtɛn ə mənt noun, adjective haʊs/

Definitions of tenement-house word

  • noun tenement-house Also called tenement house. a run-down and often overcrowded apartment house, especially in a poor section of a large city. 1
  • noun tenement-house Law. any species of permanent property, as lands, houses, rents, an office, or a franchise, that may be held of another. tenements, freehold interests in things immovable considered as subjects of property. 1
  • noun tenement-house British. an apartment or room rented by a tenant. 1
  • noun tenement-house Archaic. any abode or habitation. 1
See all 4 definitions of tenement-house

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Origin of tenement-house

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Medieval Latin tenēmentum, equivalent to Latin tenē(re) to hold + -mentum -ment

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Parts of speech for Tenement-house

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Tenement-house

tenement-house popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% 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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