hermitage

Noun
US[hur-muh-tuhj]/ˈhɝmətədʒ/3 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. the abode of a hermitType of dwelling, home
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Her′mit·age (?; 48), noun

Origin: OE. hermitage, ermitage, F. hermitage, ermitage. See Hermit.

1. The habitation of a hermit; a secluded residence.

Some forlorn and naked hermitage, Remote from all the pleasures of the world.— William Shakespeare

2. A celebrated French wine, both white and red, of the Department of Drôme.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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