abovestairs

See also: above-stairs and above stairs

English

Alternative forms

(adverb): above stairs
above-stairs

Etymology

above +‎ stairs

Noun

abovestairs (uncountable)

(archaic) The part of a building above the ground level.^[1]

Adjective

abovestairs (not comparable)

(archaic) upstairs; located on an upper floor.

References

↑ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 5

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