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household

/ˈhaʊshoʊld/ adjective C2
  1. Belonging to the same house and family.
  2. Found in or having its origin in a home.
  3. Widely known to the public; familiar. · a household word; a household name
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Anne hurried home after breakfast and so remained in blissful ignorance of the disturbance which presently resulted in the Barry household until the late afternoon, when she went down to Mrs.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 152 · C1
That evening Miss Barry gave Diana a silver bangle bracelet and told the senior members of the household that she had unpacked her valise.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 157 · C1
A CERTAIN MAN, detained by a storm in his country house, first of all killed his sheep, and then his goats, for the maintenance of his household.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 41 · B2
The end of life was reserved for the Dog, wherefore the old man is often snappish, irritable, hard to please, and selfish, tolerant only of his own household, but averse to strangers and to all who do not administer to his comfort or to his necessities.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 70 · B2

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