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split-level

American  
[split-lev-uhl] / ˈsplɪtˈlɛv əl /

adjective

  1. noting a house having a room or rooms that are somewhat above or below adjacent rooms, with the floor levels usually differing by approximately half a story.

noun

  1. a split-level house.

split-level British  

adjective

  1. (of a house, room, etc) having the floor level of one part about half a storey above or below the floor level of an adjoining part

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Etymology

Origin of split-level

First recorded in 1945–50

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