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Definition of abode noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

abode

noun
 
/əˈbəʊd/
 
/əˈbəʊd/
[usually singular] (formal or humorous)
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  1. the place where somebody lives
    • homeless people of no fixed abode (= with no permanent home)
    • You are most welcome to my humble abode.
    see also right of abode
    Extra Examples
    • I had been invited to take up my abode at Government House.
    • His sole residence is in a hostel for people of no fixed abode.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • humble
    verb + abode
    • take up your
    phrases
    • of no fixed abode
    • the right of abode
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    Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘act of waiting’): verbal noun from abide.
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