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Added 9 October 2026

cohabit

/koʊˈhæbɪt/ verb

Latin root: cohabitō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cohabit at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To live together with someone else, especially in a romantic and sexual relationship but without being married.
To coexist in common environs with.
To have sex; see coition.

Origin

From Latin cohabitō; co- + habitō (“to dwell, to live in”).

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