definition of the word abode

• (RP) IPA: /əˈbəʊd/
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• Rhymes: -əʊd

From Old English abad, abood, from abiden, "to abide". See abide. For the change of vowel, compare abode, imp. of abide.

abode (plural abodes)

1. (obsolete) Act of waiting; delay.
   • And with her fled away without abode. - Spenser
2. Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.
   • He waxeth at your abode here. - Fielding
3. (slightly dated) Place of continuance, or where one dwells; abiding place; residence; a dwelling; a habitation.
   • Come, let me lead you to our poor abode. - Wordsworth

• See also Wikisaurus:abode

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