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man·sion    (mnshn) KEY  

NOUN:

1. A large stately house.
2. A manor house.
3. Archaic
   1. A dwelling; an abode.
   2. mansions A separate dwelling in a large house or structure.
4. 1. See house.
   2. Any one of the 28 divisions of the moon's monthly path.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, a dwelling, from Old French, from Latin mnsi , mnsin-, from mnsus, past participle of manre, to dwell, remain; see men- ³ in Indo-European roots

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