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habitations

[hab-i-tey-shuhn] Origin

hab·i·ta·tion

[hab-i-tey-shuhn]
noun
1.
a place of residence; dwelling; abode.
2.
the act of inhabiting; occupancy by inhabitants.
3.
a colony or settlement; community: Each of the scattered habitations consisted of a small number of huts.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English (h)abitacioun (< Anglo-French ) < Latin habitātiōn- (stem of habitātiō) a dwelling, equivalent to habitāt(us) inhabited (past participle of habitāre; see habitat) + -iōn- -ion

hab·i·ta·tion·al, adjective
in·ter·hab·i·ta·tion, noun
non·hab·i·ta·tion, noun


1. lodgings, home, domicile, quarters.

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Word Origin & History

habitation
late 14c., from O.Fr. habitation "act of dwelling," from L. habitationem (nom. habitatio) "act of dwelling," from habitare (see habitat). Habitable (late 14c.) is from O.Fr. habitable, from L. habitabilis "that is fit to live in," from habitare.
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