Main Entry:

apart·ment

Pronunciation:

\ə-ˈpärt-mənt\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French appartement, from Italian appartamento

Date:

1641

1 : a room or set of rooms fitted especially with housekeeping facilities and usually leased as a dwelling 2 : a building containing several individual apartments

— apart·men·tal \ə-ˌpärt-ˈmen-t^əl\ adjective