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hem

Pronunciation: /hɛm/

“hem” is a Swedish word. Its 4 meanings in English:

adverb

  1. home (to one's home)
  2. to someone's home (more generally); to someone's place / house / home, to [name of person]'s, etc.

noun

  1. a home; one's dwelling place, as in a house or a more general geographical place; the abiding place of the affections.
  2. a home; an institution

Etymology

From Old Norse heim < heimr, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz.

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