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noun the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
originEtymology tree English inhabit Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English inhabitation From inhabit + -ation.
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