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HERMITAGE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hermitage mean?
• HERMITAGE (noun)
The noun HERMITAGE has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: HERMITAGE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The abode of a hermit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hermitage" is a kind of...):
abode; domicile; dwelling; dwelling house; habitation; home (housing that someone is living in)
Context examples
“Go, my dear,” cried her mother, “and show her ladyship about the different walks. I think she will be pleased with the hermitage.”
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
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