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cohabitation

Main Entry:: co·hab·it
Pronunciation:: \(ˌ)kō-ˈha-bət\
Function:: intransitive verb
Etymology:: Late Latin cohabitare, from Latin co- + habitare to inhabit, from frequentative of habēre to have — more at give
Date:: circa 1530

1: to live together as or as if a married couple2 a: to live together or in company <buffaloes cohabiting with crossbred cows — Biological Abstracts> b: to exist together <two strains in his philosophy…cohabit in each of his major works — Justus Buchler>

— co·hab·i·tant

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\-bə-tənt\ noun

— co·hab·i·ta·tion

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\(ˌ)kō-ˌha-bə-ˈtā-shən\ noun

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