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(hăb′ĭt-ȧ-b’l)

Adj.

[F.

, L.

habitabilis

Capable of being inhabited; that may be inhabited or dwelt in;

as, the

habitable

world

–

Hab′it-a-ble-ness

Noun.

–

Hab′it-a-bly

adv.

Adj.

[L. habitabilis, from habito, to dwell.]

That may be inhabited or dwelt in; capable of sustaining human beings; as the habitable world. Some climates are scarcely habitable.