demeure

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See also: demeuré

French

Etymology

Deverbal from demeurer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də.mœʁ/
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  • Hyphenation: de‧meure

Noun

demeure f (plural demeures)

  1. (formal) home, domicile, residence
    Synonyms: maison, domicile, résidence
    • 1883, Jules Leclercq, La Terre de glace, Féroë, Islande, les geysers, le mont Hékla, Paris: E. Plon & Compagnie, page 66:
      Cette demeure me rappelait tout à fait celle des paysans canariens : elle se composait de deux petites pièces éclairées par des lucarnes qui ne s'ouvraient point ;
      This house quite reminded me of that of the peasants of the Canaries: it was made of two little rooms lit by dormer-windows which did not open;
  2. (dated) delay
    Synonym: retard

Derived terms

Verb

demeure

  1. inflection of demeurer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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