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hermitage
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her·mit·age

noun \ˈhər-mə-tij\

Definition of HERMITAGE

1
a : the habitation of a hermit
b : a secluded residence or private retreat : hideaway
c : monastery
2
: the life or condition of a hermit
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Examples of HERMITAGE

  1. On weekends he escapes to his hermitage in the mountains.
  2. <the artist's desert hermitage was a small adobe house at the end of a long dusty road>

First Known Use of HERMITAGE

14th century

Related to HERMITAGE

Synonyms
concealment, covert, den, hideout, hideaway, hidey-hole (or hidy-hole), lair, nest

Her·mi·tage

noun \ˌ(h)er-mi-ˈtäzh\

Definition of HERMITAGE

: a red or white Rhone valley wine

Origin of HERMITAGE

Tain-l'Ermitage, commune in France
First Known Use: 1680

Other Alcoholic Beverage Terms

finish, gimlet, mull, sake, setup, sommelier, syllabub, vintner, wassail

Rhymes with HERMITAGE

arbitrage, assemblage, badinage, bon voyage, bricolage, cabotage, camouflage, colportage, curettage, decoupage, empennage, enfleurage, entourage, fuselage, maquillage, moyen-âge, persiflage, repechage, reportage, sabotage, vernissage

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