cohabitation
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ɪt verb (used without object)
1.
to live together as if married, 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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cohabit (kəʊˈhæbɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (intr) to live together as husband and wife, esp without being married | |
| [C16: via Late Latin, from Latin co- together + habitāre to live] | |
| cohabi'tee | |
| —n | |
| co'habitant | |
| —n | |
| co'habiter | |
| —n | |
| cohabitation (kəʊˌhæbɪˈteɪʃən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the state or condition of living together as husband and wife without being married |
| 2. | (of political parties) the state or condition of cooperating for specific purposes without forming a coalition |
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Word Origin & History
cohabit
euphemism since c.1530 to describe a couple living together without benefit of marriage (see habitation).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Cohabitation has become part of the pathway toward marriage.
And all have undergone violent political convulsions over their forced cohabitation for decades, right up to today.
We're talking about cohabitation: between different sciences and forms of culture, between organisms and machines.
Over this same period, cohabitation and nonmarital childbearing have become increasingly common.
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