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Added 9 October 2026

apartment

/əˈpɑːt.mənt/ noun

In Latin: diaeta Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about apartment at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.
apartment dwellers
A suite of rooms within a domicile, designated for a specific person or persons and including a bedroom.
A room within a house.

Origin

From French appartement, from Italian appartamento, from Spanish apartamiento (“separation, seclusion”), equivalent to apart + -ment. See apart and -ment.

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