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man·sion
Audio Help /ˈmæn
ʃən/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[man-shuh
n] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun | 1. | a very large, impressive, or stately residence. |
| 3. | Often, mansions. British. a large building with many apartments; apartment house. |
| 4. | Oriental and Medieval Astronomy. each of 28 divisions of the ecliptic occupied by the moon on successive days. |
| 5. | Archaic. an abode or dwelling place. |
[Origin:
1325–75; ME < L
mānsiōn- (s. of
mānsiō) an abiding, abode.
See manse, -ion
]
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Custis-Lee Mansion, Va.: see
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial.
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