mansion

man·sion

M0088000 (măn′shən)n.1. A large stately house.2. A manor house.3. Archaic a. A dwelling; an abode.b. A separate dwelling in a large house or structure.4. a. See house.b. Any one of the 28 divisions of the moon's monthly path.

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[Middle English mansioun, a dwelling, from Old French mansion, from Latin mānsiō, mānsiōn-, from mānsus, past participle of manēre, to dwell, remain; see men- in Indo-European roots.]

mansion

(ˈmænʃən) n1. (Architecture) Also called: mansion house a large and imposing house2. (Architecture) a less common word for manor house3. archaic any residence4. (Architecture) (plural) Brit a block of flats5. (Astrology) astrology any of 28 divisions of the zodiac each occupied on successive days by the moon[C14: via Old French from Latin mansio a remaining, from mansus; see manse]

man•sion

(ˈmæn ʃən)

n. 1. a very large or stately residence. 2. manor house. 3. Often, mansions. Chiefly Brit. apartment house. 4. Astrol. a. house (def. 15). b. each of 28 divisions of the sky occupied by the moon on successive days. 5. Archaic. a dwelling place. [1325–75; Middle English < Latin mānsiō lodging, abode]

mansion

, mansionary - Mansion first meant the action of living or remaining in a place, from French manere, "remain," from Latin mansio, "staying"; mansionary is an adjective meaning "resident."See also related terms for remain.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mansion - (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is dividedplanetary house, sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, houseastrology, star divination - a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moonregion, part - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"zodiac - a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes
	2.	mansion - a large and imposing house manse, mansion house, residence, hallhouse - a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house"manor, manor house - the mansion of a lord or wealthy personmanor hall, hall - the large room of a manor or castlecastle, palace - a large and stately mansionstately home - a mansion that is (or formerly was) occupied by an aristocratic family

mansion

noun residence, manor, hall, villa, dwelling, abode, habitation, seat an eighteenth-century mansion in Hampshire

Translations

大宅第官邸庄园豪华古宅

mansion

(ˈmӕnʃən) noun a large (luxurious) house. They own a country mansion. 豪宅 大宅第，官邸

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