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co⋅hab⋅it
[koh-hab-it] 
–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; < LL cohabitāre, equiv. to co- co- + habitāre to have possession, abide (freq. of habēre to have, own)
1520–30; < LL cohabitāre, equiv. to co- co- + habitāre to have possession, abide (freq. of habēre to have, own)
Related forms:
co⋅hab⋅it⋅ant, co⋅hab⋅it⋅er, noun
co⋅hab⋅i⋅ta⋅tion, noun
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| co·hab·it (kō-hāb'ĭt) intr.v. co·hab·it·ed, co·hab·it·ing, co·hab·its
[Late Latin cohabitāre : Latin co-, co- + Latin habitāre, to dwell; see inhabit.] co·hab'i·tant, co·hab'it·er n., co·hab'i·ta'tion n., co·hab'i·ta'tion·al adj. |
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Cohabitation
Co*hab"i*ta"tion\, n. [L. cohabitatio.]1. The act or state of dwelling together, or in the same place with another. --Feltham. 2. (Law) The living together of a man and woman in supposed sexual relationship. That the duty of cohabitation is released by the cruelty of one of the parties is admitted. --Lord Stowell.
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