bed·sit
| \ ˌbed-ˈsit
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variants:
or less commonly bed-sit
plural bedsits also bed-sits
Definition of bedsit
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: a one-room apartment serving as both bedroom and living room
At times he would work on benches in train stations, or in Kew Gardens, just to escape the solitude of his bedsit.— Andrew Brown
— called also bedsitter, bed-sitting room
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“Bedsit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedsit. Accessed 31 Jul. 2021.
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bedsit
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English Language Learners Definition of bedsit
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: an apartment with only one room that is used for both sleeping and living in
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