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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
| abode |
| SYLLABICATION: | a·bode |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -b d |
| VERB: | A past tense and a past participle of abide. |
| NOUN: | 1. A dwelling place; a home. 2. The act of abiding; a sojourn. |
| ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English abod, home, from abiden, to wait. See abide. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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