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Premises

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈpɹɛmɪsɪz

Definitions

  1. Land, and all the built structures on it, especially when considered as a single place.
    plural, plural-only
  2. The subject of a conveyance or deed.
    plural, plural-only
  3. The vagina.

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Examples

The caretaker lives on the premises.”
“[…] ſhe charges her to put him to it as a virgin ought to do; and farther, that as ſoon as he entered the premiſes, with fome feigned reluctancy on her part, muſt fall into a fainting ſhriek, as if ſhe had fallen into a cold water in a hot fit.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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