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   Ha·bit·u·a·tion

   /həˌbiCHəˈwāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of habituating or the condition of being habituated: "the training of the horse does not depend on force but on habituation"
   • ▪ the diminishing of a physiological or emotional response to a frequently repeated stimulus: "habituation was leading to a marked drop in arousal level in these subjects"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘formation of habit’): from French or from Latin habitatio(n)-, from late Latin habituare (see habituate).

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