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Word: Habit
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French abit, habit, from Latin habitus ‘condition, appearance’, from habere ‘have, consist of’. The term originally meant ‘dress, attire’, later coming to denote physical or mental constitution
ˈhabɪt
a settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up
Short Definition:regular tendency or practice
Examples:- he has an annoying habit of interrupting me
- good eating habits
- we stayed together out of habit
a long, loose garment worn by a member of a religious order
Short Definition:long loose garment
Examples:- nuns in long brown habits, black veils, and sandals
a person's health or constitution
Short Definition:person's constitution
Examples:- a victim to a consumptive habit
Word: Habit
Speech Type: Verb
ˈhabɪt
be dressed or clothed
Short Definition:clothe
Examples:- a boy habited as a serving lad
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