dwellinghouse

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noun

A house intended as a residential building (and not, for example, as a place of business).

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Meanings

noundwellinghouse (plural dwellinghouses)

plural dwellinghouses · alternative dwelling house · alternative dwelling-house

  1. lawA house intended as a residential building (and not, for example, as a place of business).

Origin

From dwelling + house.

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APA

dwellinghouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dwellinghouse

MLA

“dwellinghouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dwellinghouse. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dwellinghouse,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dwellinghouse.

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