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verb (used without object)
1.
to live together as husband and wife, usually without legal or religious sanction.
2.
to live together in an intimate relationship.
3.
to dwell with another or share the same place, as different species of animals.
Origin:
1520–30; < Late Latin cohabitāre, equivalent to co- co- + habitāre to have possession, abide (frequentative of habēre to have, own)
1520–30; < Late Latin cohabitāre, equivalent to co- co- + habitāre to have possession, abide (frequentative of habēre to have, own)
Related forms
co·hab·it·ant, co·hab·it·er, noun
co·hab·i·ta·tion, noun
non·co·hab·i·ta·tion, noun
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Cohabitant
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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