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Household - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Household : (noun)
1: a social unit living together; "he moved his family to
Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited
until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how
many people made up his home" [syn: family, house, home,
menage]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Household : \House"hold`\, n.
1. Those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family.
And calls, without affecting airs, His household
twice a day to prayers. --Swift.
2. A line of ancestory; a race or house. [Obs.] --Shak.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Household : \House"hold`\, a.
Belonging to the house and family; domestic; as, household
furniture; household affairs.
Household bread, bread made in the house for common use;
hence, bread that is not of the finest quality. [Obs.]
Household gods (Rom. Antiq.), the gods presiding over the
house and family; the Lares and Penates; hence, all
objects endeared by association with home.
Household troops, troops appointed to attend and guard the
sovereign or his residence.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Household |
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