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next–door
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
next–door
(adjective)
next door
(adverb)
next–door
/
ˈ
nɛkst
ˈ
doɚ/
adjective
next–door
/
ˈ
nɛkst
ˈ
doɚ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of NEXT–DOOR
always used before a noun
1
:
living in the next house, apartment, room, etc.
We've been
next-door neighbors
for the past 30 years.
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2
:
next to your or someone else's house, apartment, room, etc.
the
next-door
house
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