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at homes

at homes is the plural of at home.

Meaning of at home

Noun

at home (plural at homes)

  1. (historical) A type of reception or party whereby the host says that they will be ‘at home’ during specific hours, when guests can come and go as they like.
    • And, as near as possible to the dear ladies who gave the At Homes, Macmaster could keep up the talk – a little magisterially.1924, Ford Madox Ford, Some Do Not... (Parade's End), Penguin, published 2012, page 4

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Questions about at homes

What is at homes the plural of?
At homes is the plural of at home.

Words near at homes in the dictionary

  1. at haphazard
  2. at heart
  3. at heck and manger
  4. at Her Majesty's pleasure
  5. at home
  6. at homes
  7. at intervals
  8. at issue
  9. at it
  10. at knifepoint
  11. at large

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