Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - brothel
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n. a house etc. where prostitution takes place. Etymology: orig. brothel-house f. ME brothel worthless man, prostitute, f. OE breothan go to ruin ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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(brothels) A brothel is a building where men can go to pay to have sex with prostitutes. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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- late 16c., shortened from brothel-house, from brothel "prostitute" (1493), earlier "vile person" (of either sex), 14c., from O.E. broрen pp. of breoрan "deteriorate, go to ruin," from P.Gmc. *breuthanan, var. of *breutanan "to break." In 16c. brothel-house was confused with bordel (see bordello) and shifted meaning from a person to a place. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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