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DictionaryRoot: -atio
Latin

-atio

an action, process, or result

Forms

  • -atio
  • -ation- — Latin stem used outside the basic noun form.
  • -ation — Borrowed into English through French and Latin.

Origin

Latin -a-, associated with one class of verbs, plus the action-noun suffix -tio.

Note

The same formation can name either doing something or what the action produces.

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A small cluster of lived-in houses with laundry, gardens and an adult tending a doorway, contrasted gently against surrounding uninhabited hills.
noun

habitation

hab-ih-TAY-shun/ˌhæbɪˈteɪʃn/

The occupation of a place as a home.

Etymology
habitLatinlive in or dwell
+ationLatinan action, process, or result

The dwelling verb and noun ending connect habitation with the act of living somewhere. The noun also names the place in which that activity happens—a lodging or abode.

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