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Mississippiâs nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?
Origin of habit
1First recorded in 1175â1225; Middle English, from Latin habitus âstate, style, practice,â equivalent to habi- (variant stem of habÄre âto haveâ) + -tus verbal noun suffix; replacing Middle English abit, from Old French
synonym study for habit
3. See custom.
Words nearby habit
habiliment, habilitate, habilitation, Habima, Habiru, habit, habitable, habitan, habitancy, habitant, habitat
Definition for habit (2 of 2)
habit2
[ hab-it ]
/ Ë?hæb ɪt /
verb (used with object)
Archaic. to dwell in.
verb (used without object)
Obsolete. to dwell.
Origin of habit
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British Dictionary definitions for habit
Word Origin for habit
C13: from Latin habitus custom, from habÄre to have
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Medical definitions for habit
habit
[ hÄ?bâ²Ät ]
n.
A recurrent, often unconscious, pattern of behavior that is acquired through frequent repetition.
Physical constitution.
An addiction, especially to a narcotic drug.
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Scientific definitions for habit
habit
[ hÄ?bâ²Ät ]
The characteristic shape of a crystal, such as the cubic habit that is characteristic of pyrite.
The characteristic manner of growth of a plant. For example, grape plants and ivy display a vining habit.
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Idioms and Phrases with habit
habit
see kick a habit.
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