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STAIRCASE

\stˈe͡əke͡ɪs], \stˈe‍əke‍ɪs], \s_t_ˈeə_k_eɪ_s]\

Definitions of STAIRCASE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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a way of access consisting of a set of steps

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a way of access consisting of a set of steps

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A flight of steps in a house, with railings, etc. Also, stairway.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

A series of reactions which follow one another in progressively increasing or decreasing intensity, so that the chart shows a continuous rise or fall.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

A case or flight of stairs with balusters, etc.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

A set of stairs. stairway.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

An enclosed series of steps leading from one part of a building to another; below-stairs, in the basement or lower part of a house; up-stairs, in the higher or better rooms; the bedrooms.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. A flight of stairs with their supporting framework, casing, balusters, &c.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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