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   Hab·i·ta·tion

   /ˌhabəˈtāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the state or process of living in a particular place: "signs of human habitation" Similar occupancyoccupationresidenceresidencyliving inhousingbilletingquarteringtenureformal:dwellingrare:inhabitancyhabitancyinhabitancedomiciliation
   • ▪ a place in which to live; a house or home: "he built his habitation close to the river" Similar househomeseatlodginglodging placea roof over one's headbilletquartersliving quartersroomsaccommodationhousinginformal:paddigsdiggingsformal:residenceplace of residencedwellingdwelling placeabodedomicile

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin habitatio(n-), from habitare ‘inhabit’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. habitative adjective

   Scrabble Points: 15

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   • A

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   • B

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   • I

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   • A

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