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Pronunciation : Rez`-de-chaus`s?e", n. [F., lit., level of the street. See Raze, v. t.
Part of Speech : and
Definition : Defn: The ground story of a building, either on a level with the street or raised slightly above it; -- said esp. of buildings on the continent of Europe.

Tier above tier of neat apartments rise over the little shops which form the rez-de-chauss?e. The Century.

Causey.] (Arch.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913