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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cohabit \Co*hab"it\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cohabited}; p. pr & vb n. {Cohabiting}.] [L. cohabitare co- + habitare to dwell, to have possession of (a place), freg. of habere to have See {Habit}, n. & v.] 1. To inhabit or reside in company, or in the same place or country. The Philistines were worsted by the captived ark . . . : they were not able to cohabit with that holy thing --South. 2. To dwell or live together as husband and wife. The law presumes that husband and wife cohabit together, even after a voluntary separation has taken place between them --Bouvier. Note: By the common law as existing in the United States, marriage is presumed when a man and woman cohabit permanently together, being reputed by those who know them to be husband and wife, and admitting the relationship. --Wharton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cohabit v : room or live together; usually said of two people who are not married [syn: {shack up}]
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