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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
under one roof en · X
Meanings
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(idiomatic) at the same location
And as a further part of such a system, it is claimed that the farm must be devoted to a specialty, or a few specialties, on the ground that it would be almost as fatal to success to admit mixed farming, as it would be to attempt the production of several kinds of manufactures under one roof and establishment.
1888, The Popular Science Monthly, volume 33, page 34:
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(idiomatic) in one house, apartment, etc.
Synonyms
under the same roof