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habitability

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hab⋅it⋅a⋅ble

  [hab-i-tuh-buhl]
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–adjective
capable of being inhabited.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME habitābilis, equiv. to habitā(re) to inhabit (see habitat ) + -bilis -ble; r. ME abitable < MF

Related forms:
hab⋅it⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, hab⋅it⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
hab⋅it⋅a⋅bly, adverb
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hab·it·a·ble   (hāb'ĭ-tə-bəl)   
adj.  Suitable to live in or on; inhabitable: habitable land.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin habitābilis, from habitāre, to dwell, frequentative of habēre, to have; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.]
hab'it·a·bil'i·ty n., hab'it·a·bly adv.
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Main Entry: hab·it·able
Pronunciation: 'ha-bi-t&-b&l
Function: adjective
: suitable and fit for a person to live in : free of defects that endanger the health and safety of occupants —see also warranty of habitability at WARRANTY —hab·it·abil·i·ty /"ha-bi-t&-'bi-l&-tE/ noun —hab·it·able·ness noun —hab·it·ably adverb
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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