residence
The place where one lives (resides); one's home.
Noun 4 meanings
The place where one lives (resides); one's home.
A building or portion thereof used as a home, such as a house or an apartment therein.
The place where a corporation is established.
The state of living in a particular place or environment.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English residence, from Old French residence, from Medieval Latin residentia, from residēns, present participle of resideō, equivalent to reside + -ence. Doublet of residencia.
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RESIDENCE at a glance
RESIDENCE has 9 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (R 1 + E 1 + S 1 + I 1 + D 2 + E 1 + N 1 + C 3 + E 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,829 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with residence
All rhymes- SINCE7
- ONCE6
- EXPERIENCE21
- CHANCE13
- PERFORMANCE20
- EVIDENCE14
- SCIENCE11
- CONFERENCE17
- DIFFERENCE19
- INSURANCE11
- DANCE8
- DISTANCE11
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