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

habituation

noun

/həˌbɪtʃuˈeɪʃn/

/həˌbɪtʃuˈeɪʃn/

[uncountable] (formal)

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habituation (of somebody/something) (to something) the action or condition of becoming used to something
- the habituation of animals to a new environment
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