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habitation

ha·bi·ta·tion

UK/ˌhæb.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ US/ˌhæb.ɪˈtæɪ.ʃən/ rare

noun

1.

the native habitat or home of an animal or plant

2.

housing that someone is living in

  • “he built a modest dwelling near the pond”
  • “they raise money to provide homes for the homeless”
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3.

the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)

  • “he studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony”
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Origin

From Middle English habitacioun, from Old French habitacion, abitacion (“act of dwelling”), from Latin habitātiōnem, accusative of Latin habitātiō.

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