Apartment

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1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Joke

English

Etymology

French appartement ; compare with Italian appartamento , from appartare to separate, set apart; all from Latin ad + pars , partis , part. See Apart.

Pronunciation

IPA: WEAE /ʌˈpɑɹt.mɛnt/

Noun

1. A room in a building; a division in a house, separated from others by partitions.

Synonyms

flat (British), unit, compare with condominium

Joke

Why do they call them “apartments” if they are so close together?