Meaning of INHABITATION
| Pronunciation: | | `inh`abut'eyshun
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| | Definition: | | [n] 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" |
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| | Synonyms: | | habitation, inhabitancy |
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| | See Also: | | bivouacking, camping, cohabitation, encampment, living together, occupancy, tenancy, tenting | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In*hab`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. inhabitatio a dwelling.]
1. The act of inhabiting, or the state of being inhabited;
indwelling.
The inhabitation of the Holy Ghost. --Bp. Pearson.
2. Abode; place of dwelling; residence. [Obs.] --Milton.
3. Population; inhabitants. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
The beginning of nations and of the world's
inhabitation. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
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