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Added 9 October 2026

habitation

/ˌhæb.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ noun

Latin root: habitātiōnem Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about habitation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The native habitat or home of an animal or plant.
Housing that someone is living in.
he built a modest dwelling near the pond
The act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men).
he studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony

Origin

From Middle English habitacioun, from Old French habitacion, abitacion (“act of dwelling”), from Latin habitātiōnem, accusative of Latin habitātiō.

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