Meaning of penthouse in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈpɛntˌhaʊs/

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  1. Noun

    penthouse

    Etymology

    Middle English pentis (in penthouse (sense 2)), shortening of Old French apentis, based on late Latin appendicium‘appendage’, from Latin appendere‘hang on’. The change of form in the 16th century was by association with French pente‘slope’ and house

    Definitions

    1. an apartment located on the top floors of a building

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  • « When I was a little kid, all I wanted to do was to escape what I thought was the country and get to a city. Probably film and television had influenced me so much, I really thought the key to happiness was living a very artificial life in a penthouse in New York with martini glasses. »
    Tom Ford
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