Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Apartment (-s)
apartment (-s), n. [Fr. < L. partī-re, divide, share.] (webplay: house, place).
- Space; location; site; spot; [fig.] grave; tomb; sepulcher.
- Room; accommodations; dwelling place; suite of rooms; living quarters.
- Container; compartment; [fig.] cocoon.
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