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abiding-place

US/əˈbaɪ.dɪŋ pleɪs/

abiding-place noun: the place where one abides; a permanent dwelling-place.

Noun

abiding-place (plural abiding-places)

  1. The place where one abides; a permanent dwelling-place.
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  2. a place of rest; a resting-place.
    • [H]e determined (with an eye rather to heart-interests than to increasing his professional practice) to make, as before, the castle itself his office, studio, and chief abiding place till the works were fairly in progress.1880–1881, Thomas Hardy, chapter VII, in A Laodicean; or, The Castle of the De Stancys. A Story of To-day. […], volume II, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, […], published 1881...

Synonyms of abiding-place

Forms of abiding-place

pluralabiding-places
alternative formabiding place

Questions about abiding-place

What does abiding-place mean?
Abiding-place means the place where one abides; a permanent dwelling-place.
What part of speech is abiding-place?
Abiding-place is a noun.
How do you pronounce abiding-place?
Abiding-place is pronounced /əˈbaɪ.dɪŋ pleɪs/ (US).
What is the plural of abiding-place?
The plural of abiding-place is abiding-places.

Words near abiding-place in the dictionary

  1. abidin'
  2. abiding
  3. abiding by
  4. abiding place
  5. abiding places
  6. abiding-place
  7. abiding-places
  8. abidingly
  9. abidingness
  10. abidings
  11. Abidjan

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