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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Mansion has 2 senses
- mansion(n = noun.location) house, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign - (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided; Array is a kind of part, region
- mansion(n = noun.artifact) hall, manse, mansion house, residence - a large and imposing house; Array is a kind of house
is a part of zodiac
has particulars: aries, aries the ram, ram, bull, taurus, taurus the bull, gemini, gemini the twins, twins, cancer, cancer the crab, crab, leo, leo the lion, lion, virgin, virgo, virgo the virgin, balance, libra, libra the balance, libra the scales, scorpio, scorpio the scorpion, scorpion, archer, sagittarius, sagittarius the archer, capricorn, capricorn the goat, goat, aquarius, aquarius the water bearer, water bearer, fish, pisces, pisces the fishes
has particulars: manor, manor house, castle, palace, stately home
has parts: hall, manor hall
CIDE DICTIONARY
Mansion, n. [OF. mansion, F. maison, fr. L. mansio a staying, remaining, a dwelling, habitation, fr. manere, mansum, to stay, dwell; akin to Gr. . Cf. Manse, Manor, Menagerie, Menial, Permanent.].
- A dwelling place, -- whether a part or whole of a house or other shelter. [1913 Webster]"In my Father's house are many mansions." [1913 Webster]"These poets near our princes sleep,
And in one grave their mansions keep." [1913 Webster] - The house of the lord of a manor; a manor house; hence: Any house of considerable size or pretension. [1913 Webster]
- A twelfth part of the heavens; a house. See 1st House, 8. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- The place in the heavens occupied each day by the moon in its monthly revolution. [1913 Webster]"The eight and twenty mansions
That longen to the moon." [1913 Webster]
Mansion, v. i.
To dwell; to reside. Mede. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Mansion, n.
1 a large house.
2 (usu. in pl.) Brit. a large building divided into flats.
1 a large house.
2 (usu. in pl.) Brit. a large building divided into flats.
Idiom
mansion-house Brit. the house of a lord mayor or a landed proprietor. the Mansion House the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London.
Etymology
ME f. OF f. L mansio -onis a staying (as MANSE)
THESAURUS
Mansion
aspect, astrodiagnosis, astrology, astromancy, castle, chateau, court, estate, genethliac astrology, genethliacism, genethliacs, genethlialogy, hall, horoscope, horoscopy, house, manor, mundane astrology, mundane house, nativity, natural astrology, palace, palais, palatial residence, palazzo, planetary house, stargazing, tower, villa, zodiacROGET THESAURUS
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Abode
N abode, dwelling, lodging, domicile, residence, apartment, place, digs, pad, address, habitation, where one's lot is cast, local habitation, berth, diggings, seat, lap, sojourn, housing, quarters, headquarters, resiance, tabernacle, throne, ark, home, fatherland, country, homestead, homestall, fireside, hearth, hearth stone, chimney corner, inglenook, ingle side, harem, seraglio, zenana, household gods, lares et penates, roof, household, housing, dulce domum, paternal domicile, native soil, native land, habitat, range, stamping ground, haunt, hangout, biosphere, environment, ecological niche, nest, nidus, snuggery, arbor, bower, lair, den, cave, hole, hiding place, cell, sanctum sanctorum, aerie, eyrie, eyry, rookery, hive, covert, resort, retreat, perch, roost, nidification, kala jagah, bivouac, camp, encampment, cantonment, castrametation, barrack, casemate, casern, tent, building, chamber, xenodochium, tenement, messuage, farm, farmhouse, grange, hacienda, toft, cot, cabin, hut, chalet, croft, shed, booth, stall, hovel, bothy, shanty, dugout, wigwam, pen, barn, bawn, kennel, sty, doghold, cote, coop, hutch, byre, cow house, cow shed, stable, dovecote, columbary, columbarium, shippen, igloo, iglu, jacal, lacustrine dwelling, lacuslake dwelling, lacuspile dwelling, log cabin, log house, shack, shebang, tepee, topek, house, mansion, place, villa, cottage, box, lodge, hermitage, rus in urbe, folly, rotunda, tower, chateau, castle, pavilion, hotel, court, manor-house, capital messuage, hall, palace, kiosk, bungalow, casa, country seat, apartment house, flat house, frame house, shingle house, tenement house, temple, hamlet, village, thorp, dorp, ham, kraal, borough, burgh, town, city, capital, metropolis, suburb, province, country, county town, county seat, courthouse, ghetto, street, place, terrace, parade, esplanade, alameda, board walk, embankment, road, row, lane, alley, court, quadrangle, quad, wynd, close, yard, passage, rents, buildings, mews, square, polygon, circus, crescent, mall, piazza, arcade, colonnade, peristyle, cloister, gardens, grove, residences, block of buildings, market place, place, plaza, anchorage, roadstead, roads, dock, basin, wharf, quay, port, harbor, quarter, parish, assembly room, meetinghouse, pump room, spa, watering place, inn, hostel, hostelry, hotel, tavern, caravansary, dak bungalow, khan, hospice, public house, pub, pot house, mug house, gin mill, gin palace, bar, bar room, barrel house, cabaret, chophouse, club, clubhouse, cookshop, dive, exchange, grill room, saloon, shebeen, coffee house, eating house, canteen, restaurant, buffet, cafe, estaminet, posada, almshouse, poorhouse, townhouse, garden, park, pleasure ground, plaisance, demesne, cage, terrarium, doghouse, pen, aviary, barn, stall, zoo, urban, metropolitan, suburban, provincial, rural, rustic, domestic, cosmopolitan, palatial, eigner Hert ist goldes Werth, even cities have their graves, ubi libertas ibi patria, home sweet home.
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