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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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