English Explanatory Dictionary

above stairs

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. Upstairs; in or on an upper floor.
  2. In or pertaining to the part of a large house, typically the above-ground rooms, in which the owning family lives, contrasted with below stairs where the servants are accommodated.
noun
  1. The part of a building above the ground level.

Pronunciation

/əˌbʌv ˈstɝs/

Word forms

above stairs above-stairs abovestairs
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