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Definition of cohabitation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cohabitation

noun
 
/ˌkəʊˌhæbɪˈteɪʃn/
 
/ˌkəʊˌhæbɪˈteɪʃn/
[uncountable] (formal)
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  1. the state of living with another person and having a sexual relationship with them without being married
    • There have been great changes in the patterns of marriage, divorce and cohabitation.
    • cohabitation with somebody | cohabitation between A and B (figurative) a period of cohabitation between a conservative government and a socialist president
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