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fireplace

fi·rep·lace

UK/ˈfaɪəpleɪs/ US/ˈfaɪɹpleɪs/ fairly common

noun

1.

an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built

  • “the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it”
  • “he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it”
  • “the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires”
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Origin

From fire + place.

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