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maisonette definition

mai·son·ette (mā′zə net′)

noun

  1. a small house; cottage
  2. an apartment, esp. a duplex apartment

Etymology: Fr, dim. of maison, house < L mansio: see mansion

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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