Definition of maisonette
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:a small house
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:an apartment often on two floors
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Five large condo units went on the market this week at 70 Henry St. in Brooklyn Heights for prices ranging from $2.9 million for a three-bedroom second-floor unit to a $6 million triplex maisonette with a private backyard.
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Origin and Etymology of maisonette
French maisonnette, from Old French, diminutive of maison house, from Latin mansion-, mansio dwelling place — more at mansion
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