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convenience
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin convenientia, from conveniens (“suitable”), present participle of convenire (“to come together, suit”). Doublet of convenance.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k?n?vi?n??ns/
- (General American) IPA(key): /k?n?vinj?ns/
- Hyphenation: con?ve?nience
Noun
convenience (countable and uncountable, plural conveniences)
- The quality of being convenient.
- Synonym: amenity
- Any object that makes life more convenient; a helpful item.
- A convenient time.
- (chiefly Britain) Ellipsis of public convenience: a public lavatory.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bathroom
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Verb
convenience (third-person singular simple present conveniences, present participle conveniencing, simple past and past participle convenienced)
- To make convenient
- These are equally viable times and I propose we alternate between the two times in order to convenience as many people as possible.
Further reading
- convenience in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- convenience at OneLook Dictionary Search
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appurtenance
English
Alternative forms
- appertainance (dated)
- appurtenaunce (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English appurtenaunce, from Anglo-Norman apurtenance and Old French apartenance, from apartenir, from Latin appertine? (“I belong, I appertain”). Equivalent to appertain +? -ance. More at appertain.
Pronunciation
- (Northern California, US)
Noun
appurtenance (plural appurtenances)
- An appendage to something else; an addition.
- (in the plural) Equipment used for some specific task; gear.
- The thing to which another pertains.
- (law) Minor property, such as an outhouse, that passes with the main property when it is sold.
- Synonym: contenement
- (grammar) A modifier that is appended or prepended to another word to coin a new word that expresses belonging.
Related terms
- appertain
Translations
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