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Pied-à-Terre (noun)
pied-à-terre [pee-ey-duh-tair, -dah-, pyey-]

noun, plural pieds-à-terre
1. a residence, as an apartment, for part-time or temporary use.

Related Words
apartment, box, building, condo, condominium, dwelling, home, mansion, residence, shack

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Origin: 1820–30; < French: literally, foot on ground

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