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{
"term": "residence",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a house, especially a large or impressive one",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a desirable family residence for sale *(= for example, in an advertisement)*"
},
{
"text": "10 Downing Street is the British Prime Minister’s **official residence**."
},
{
"text": "Tax breaks are often available to those buying a primary residence."
},
{
"text": "Versailles was the principal residence of the kings of France until 1793."
},
{
"text": "This desirable family residence is situated in the heart of the town."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["desirable", "palatial", "official"],
"verb + residence": ["build", "maintain", "change"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the state of living in a particular place",
"sensetop": "in residence",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They were not able to **take up residence** in their new home until the spring."
},
{
"text": "Please state your occupation and **place of residence**."
},
{
"text": "The flag flies when the Queen is in residence.",
"contextForm": "in residence"
},
{
"text": "The family house was sold off but she remained in residence on the ground floor."
},
{
"text": "The family took up temporary residence in the manor house."
},
{
"text": "The notice was addressed to her last known place of residence."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["long", "permanent", "temporary"],
"verb + residence": ["establish", "take up"],
"residence + noun": ["permit", "hall"],
"preposition": ["in residence"],
"phrases": [
"a change of residence",
"somebody’s city of residence",
"somebody’s country of residence"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "permission to live in a country that is not your own",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They have been denied residence in this country."
},
{
"text": "a residence permit"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["long", "permanent", "temporary"],
"verb + residence": ["establish", "take up"],
"residence + noun": ["permit", "hall"],
"preposition": ["in residence"],
"phrases": [
"a change of residence",
"somebody’s city of residence",
"somebody’s country of residence"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "having an official position in a particular place such as a college or university",
"examples": [
{
"text": "creative writing classes given by the writer in residence"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈrezɪdəns/",
"audio": "re/residence/residence__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈrezɪdəns/",
"audio": "re/residence/residence__us_1_rr.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English (denoting the fact of living in a place): from Old French, or from medieval Latin residentia, from Latin residere ‘remain’, from re- ‘back’ + sedere ‘sit’."
}