{
    "term": "residence",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a house, especially a large or impressive one",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a desirable family residence for sale *(= for example, in an advertisement)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "10 Downing Street is the British Prime Minister’s **official residence**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tax breaks are often available to those buying a primary residence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Versailles was the principal residence of the kings of France until 1793."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This desirable family residence is situated in the heart of the town."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["desirable", "palatial", "official"],
                "verb + residence": ["build", "maintain", "change"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the state of living in a particular place",
            "sensetop": "in residence",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They were not able to **take up residence** in their new home until the spring."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Please state your occupation and **place of residence**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The flag flies when the Queen is in residence.",
                    "contextForm": "in residence"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The family house was sold off but she remained in residence on the ground floor."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The family took up temporary residence in the manor house."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The notice was addressed to her last known place of residence."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["long", "permanent", "temporary"],
                "verb + residence": ["establish", "take up"],
                "residence + noun": ["permit", "hall"],
                "preposition": ["in residence"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a change of residence",
                    "somebody’s city of residence",
                    "somebody’s country of residence"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "permission to live in a country that is not your own",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They have been denied residence in this country."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a residence permit"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["long", "permanent", "temporary"],
                "verb + residence": ["establish", "take up"],
                "residence + noun": ["permit", "hall"],
                "preposition": ["in residence"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a change of residence",
                    "somebody’s city of residence",
                    "somebody’s country of residence"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "having an official position in a particular place such as a college or university",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "creative writing classes given by the writer in residence"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈrezɪdəns/",
                "audio": "re/residence/residence__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈrezɪdəns/",
                "audio": "re/residence/residence__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (denoting the fact of living in a place): from Old French, or from medieval Latin residentia, from Latin residere ‘remain’, from re- ‘back’ + sedere ‘sit’."
}