What is the meaning of the word "hearth"?

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  1. an area near a fireplace, usually paved and extending out into a room copy to clipboard noun
    • They sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire. copy to clipboard
  2. home symbolized as a part of the fireplace copy to clipboard noun
    • driven from hearth and home copy to clipboard

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