cohabitation

noun
/koʊhæbɪˈteɪʃən/US

Etymology

From Middle English cohabitacioun, from Old French cohabitacion and Late Latin cohabitātiō. By surface analysis, co- + habitation.

  1. derived from cohabitātiō
  2. derived from cohabitacion
  3. inherited from cohabitacioun

Definitions

  1. An emotional and physical intimate relationship which includes a common living place and…

    An emotional and physical intimate relationship which includes a common living place and which exists without legal or religious sanction.

    • According to Greene, sodomy, gross indecency, adultery, cohabitation and repeated convictions for indecent exposure are all considered sex offenses in Michigan.
  2. The act of living together.

  3. A place where two or more individuals reside together.

  4. + 2 more definitions
    1. The act of two species living together in the same habitat.

    2. Cooperation between politicians of opposing political parties

      Cooperation between politicians of opposing political parties; especially, in France, between a President and Prime Minister.

      • She said: “I am respectful of institutions; I am not calling for institutional chaos. There will simply be a cohabitation.”

The neighborhood

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