cohabitation

co·hab·it  (k-hbt)

intr.v. co·hab·it·ed, co·hab·it·ing, co·hab·its

1. To live together in a sexual relationship, especially when not legally married.

2. To coexist, as animals of different species.

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[Late Latin cohabitre : Latin co-, co- + Latin habitre, to dwell; see inhabit.]

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co·habi·tant, co·habit·er n.

co·habi·tation n.

co·habi·tation·al adj.

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cohabitation [kəʊˌhæbɪˈteɪʃən]

n

1. (Sociology) the state or condition of living together as husband and wife without being married

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (of political parties) the state or condition of cooperating for specific purposes without forming a coalition

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cohabitation - the act of living together and having a sexual relationship (especially without being married) inhabitancy, inhabitation, habitation - the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men); "he studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony" concubinage - cohabitation without being legally married

Translations

cohabitation [ˌkəʊhæbɪˈteɪʃən] N → cohabitación f

cohabitation [kəʊˌhæbɪˈteɪʃ^ən] n → concubinage m, vie f maritale

cohabitation

n → eheähnliche Gemeinschaft