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Webster 1913 Edition
Cohabitation
Co-hab′i-ta′tion
,Noun.
[L.
cohabitatio
.] 1.
The act or state of dwelling together, or in the same place with another.
Feltham.
2.
(Law)
The living together of a man and woman in supposed sexual relationship.
That the duty of
cohabitation
is released by the cruelty of one of the parties is admitted. Lord Stowell.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cohabitation
COHABITATION
, n.1.
The act or state of dwelling together or in the same place with another.2.
The state of living together as man and wife, without being legally married.Definition 2024
cohabitation
cohabitation
English
Noun
cohabitation (countable and uncountable, plural cohabitations)
- An emotional and physical intimate relationship which includes a common living place and which exists without legal or religious sanction.
- The act of living together.
- A place where two or more individuals reside together.
- (biology) The act of two species living together in the same habitat.
- (politics) Cooperation between politicians of opposing political parties; especially, in France, between a President and Prime Minister.
- 2001, Jon Henly, The Guardian, 18 Jul 2001:
- Commentators agreed that Mr Chirac's unusually aggressive remarks, followed by the equally fierce response of Mr Jospin's government, signalled the beginning of the end for the tense but so far civil "cohabitation" under which the two men have ruled France since 1997.
- 2001, Jon Henly, The Guardian, 18 Jul 2001:
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
intimate relationship
act of living together
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place where people cohabit
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(biology) act of two species sharing same habitat
(politics) cooperation between politicians of opposing political parties
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ.a.bi.ta.sjɔ̃/
Noun
cohabitation f (plural cohabitations)
- cohabitation (act of living together)