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French
Etymology
Deverbal from demeurer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /də.mœʁ/
- Hyphenation: de‧meure
Noun
demeure f (plural demeures)
- (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;
- (dated) delay
- Synonym: retard
Derived terms
Verb
demeure
- inflection of demeurer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
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