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mansion

n. countable
B1 Intermediate US //ˈmænʃən// UK //mˈænʃən// man·sion Archaic

n. a very large, expensive, and impressive house. It usually has many rooms and belongs to a wealthy person.

n. a large, impressive, and stately residence. Typically associated with extreme wealth or historical significance.


SIMPLE

The movie star lives in a huge mansion on the hill.

CONTEXTUAL

After winning the lottery, the couple moved from their small apartment into a historic mansion with ten bedrooms.

COMPLEX

The sprawling mansion stood as a testament to the family's industrial wealth, featuring marble hallways and gardens that stretched toward the horizon.

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English mansioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman mansion, mansiun, from Latin mānsiō (“dwelling, stopping-place”), from the past participle stem of manēre (“stay”). By surface analysis, manse + -ion.

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