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abode

noun [C usually singular]
 
 
/əˈbəʊd/ US  /-ˈboʊd/

Definition

the place where someone lives: formal The defendant is of no fixed abode (= has no permanent home).humorous Welcome to my humble abode!Home
(Definition of abode noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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