maisonette

mai·son·ette

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mey-zuh-net]
- /ˌmeɪ zəˈnɛt/
- /ˌmeɪ.zənˈet/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mey-zuh-net]
- /ˌmeɪ zəˈnɛt/

Definitions of maisonette word

noun maisonette a small house, especially one connected to a large apartment building. 1
noun maisonette an apartment, usually of two floors connected by an internal staircase; duplex apartment. 1
noun maisonette A set of rooms for living in, typically on two stories of a larger building and with its own entrance from outside. 1
noun maisonette small two-storey house 1
countable noun maisonette A maisonette is a flat that usually has a separate door to the outside from other flats in the same building. Many maisonettes are on two floors. 0
noun maisonette self-contained living accommodation often occupying two floors of a larger house and having its own outside entrance 0

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Origin of maisonette

First appearance:

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

1810-20; < French, Old French, equivalent to maison house (see mansion) + -ette -ette

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Parts of speech for Maisonette

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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maisonette popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for maisonette

noun maisonette

flat — horizontally level: a flat roof.

Just one Synonym for maisonette