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her·mit·age  audio  (hūrm-tj) KEY 

NOUN:
    1. The habitation of a hermit or group of hermits.
    2. A monastery or abbey.
  2. A place where one can live in seclusion; a retreat.
  3. The condition or way of life of a hermit.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French hermitage, from heremite, hermit ; see hermit


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