split-level

adjective

split-lev·​el ˈsplit-ˈle-vəl How to pronounce split-level (audio)
: divided vertically so that the floor level of rooms in one part is approximately midway between the levels of two successive stories in an adjoining part
a split-level house
split-level noun

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The former costars also teamed up for the 2019 HGTV reality TV show A Very Brady Renovation, set inside the famous split-level Brady family home. Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 12 Oct. 2025 Located at the end of a dirt road and cul-de-sac, the modernist, split-level home had wood-shingle exteriors, huge living room windows, two large decks with bay views and a patio and garden. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025 Perched on a nearly quarter-acre hillside lot in Bluebird Canyon, this 2,318-square-foot split-level house with post and beam construction features three bedrooms and three bathrooms. Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025 My father’s new house was a sprawling split-level with four bedrooms, a game room, a library, and changing rooms by the pool. Richard Siken august 26, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for split-level

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of split-level was in 1946

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“Split-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/split-level. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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split-level

noun
split-lev·​el
ˈsplit-ˌlev-əl
: a house divided so that the floor in one part is about halfway between two floors in the other
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