inhabitancy
inhabitancy · inhabitancies
The condition of inhabiting or of being inhabitedThe condition of inhabiting or of being inhabited; occupancy
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The condition of inhabiting or of being inhabited; occupancy
More definitions
- the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
Origin
From inhabitant + -cy or inhabit + -ancy.From inhabitant + -cy or inhabit + -ancy.
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Forms
plural: inhabitancies| Singular | inhabitancy |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men):inhabitationhabitation
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedinhabit
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable