Definition of cohabitation in English:

cohabitation

noun kəʊhabɪˈteɪʃ(ə)nˌkoʊhæbɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n

mass noun

1The state of living together and having a sexual relationship without being married.
couples increasingly prefer cohabitation to marriage
Example sentencesExamples
- Increased premarital cohabitation has also played a role.
- There has been a rise in cohabitation for unmarried couples.
- The state refused to renew her day-care license because of old laws on the books that classify cohabitation as illegal.
- After four years of cohabitation, a relationship acquires the status of common-law marriage.
- Public officials have made it clear that the laws of that country should give no advantage to marriage over unmarried cohabitation.
- These marriage, divorce, and cohabitation trends have had an effect on children as well, say the authors.
- A modern and widespread alternative or precursor to marriage is cohabitation.
- Premarital sex and unmarried cohabitation are widely accepted even if they are not liked by defenders of traditional family values.
- Only 10 percent of marriages began with cohabitation in 1965, compared to 90 percent in 1995.
- In other countries, cohabitation is common among affluent people who have rejected conventional marriage.
2The state or fact of living or existing at the same time or in the same place.
a harmonious cohabitation with other living creatures
Example sentencesExamples
- The world environment includes the cohabitation of animals, plants, and humans.
- Tribal life centered on a social system that put a premium on cooperation and cohabitation over conflict and competition.
- The country is currently governed by a cohabitation arrangement in which the president and prime minister belong to rival parties.
- Despite the repeated attempts to the serene and joint cohabitation of peoples, peace is possible and right.
- The uneasy cohabitation of the political and the religious has posed fundamental questions about power, authority, and human suffering.
- The prospect of another paralyzing cohabitation between a president and National Assembly of opposed political camps might bring about a change of heart.
- He was compelled to endure an uncomfortable cohabitation with his political foes.
- The issue of peaceful cohabitation of the various peoples that have inhabited the region for centuries has been intensified.
- How are patterns of cohabitation influenced by dissimilarity of species?
- The artist's work engages with the productive cohabitation of birds and humans in the countryside.

Definition of cohabitation in US English:

cohabitation

nounˌkōhabiˈtāSH(ə)nˌkoʊhæbɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n

1The state of living together and having a sexual relationship without being married.
couples increasingly prefer cohabitation to marriage
Example sentencesExamples
- Premarital sex and unmarried cohabitation are widely accepted even if they are not liked by defenders of traditional family values.
- In other countries, cohabitation is common among affluent people who have rejected conventional marriage.
- A modern and widespread alternative or precursor to marriage is cohabitation.
- Public officials have made it clear that the laws of that country should give no advantage to marriage over unmarried cohabitation.
- Only 10 percent of marriages began with cohabitation in 1965, compared to 90 percent in 1995.
- These marriage, divorce, and cohabitation trends have had an effect on children as well, say the authors.
- The state refused to renew her day-care license because of old laws on the books that classify cohabitation as illegal.
- Increased premarital cohabitation has also played a role.
- After four years of cohabitation, a relationship acquires the status of common-law marriage.
- There has been a rise in cohabitation for unmarried couples.
2The state or fact of living or existing at the same time or in the same place.
a harmonious cohabitation with other living creatures
Example sentencesExamples
- The uneasy cohabitation of the political and the religious has posed fundamental questions about power, authority, and human suffering.
- The issue of peaceful cohabitation of the various peoples that have inhabited the region for centuries has been intensified.
- How are patterns of cohabitation influenced by dissimilarity of species?
- He was compelled to endure an uncomfortable cohabitation with his political foes.
- The country is currently governed by a cohabitation arrangement in which the president and prime minister belong to rival parties.
- The prospect of another paralyzing cohabitation between a president and National Assembly of opposed political camps might bring about a change of heart.
- Despite the repeated attempts to the serene and joint cohabitation of peoples, peace is possible and right.
- The artist's work engages with the productive cohabitation of birds and humans in the countryside.
- Tribal life centered on a social system that put a premium on cooperation and cohabitation over conflict and competition.
- The world environment includes the cohabitation of animals, plants, and humans.

词汇	cohabitation
释义	Definition of cohabitation in English: cohabitation noun kəʊhabɪˈteɪʃ(ə)nˌkoʊhæbɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n mass noun 1The state of living together and having a sexual relationship without being married. couples increasingly prefer cohabitation to marriage Example sentencesExamples Increased premarital cohabitation has also played a role. There has been a rise in cohabitation for unmarried couples. The state refused to renew her day-care license because of old laws on the books that classify cohabitation as illegal. After four years of cohabitation, a relationship acquires the status of common-law marriage. Public officials have made it clear that the laws of that country should give no advantage to marriage over unmarried cohabitation. These marriage, divorce, and cohabitation trends have had an effect on children as well, say the authors. A modern and widespread alternative or precursor to marriage is cohabitation. Premarital sex and unmarried cohabitation are widely accepted even if they are not liked by defenders of traditional family values. Only 10 percent of marriages began with cohabitation in 1965, compared to 90 percent in 1995. In other countries, cohabitation is common among affluent people who have rejected conventional marriage. 2The state or fact of living or existing at the same time or in the same place. a harmonious cohabitation with other living creatures Example sentencesExamples The world environment includes the cohabitation of animals, plants, and humans. Tribal life centered on a social system that put a premium on cooperation and cohabitation over conflict and competition. The country is currently governed by a cohabitation arrangement in which the president and prime minister belong to rival parties. Despite the repeated attempts to the serene and joint cohabitation of peoples, peace is possible and right. The uneasy cohabitation of the political and the religious has posed fundamental questions about power, authority, and human suffering. The prospect of another paralyzing cohabitation between a president and National Assembly of opposed political camps might bring about a change of heart. He was compelled to endure an uncomfortable cohabitation with his political foes. The issue of peaceful cohabitation of the various peoples that have inhabited the region for centuries has been intensified. How are patterns of cohabitation influenced by dissimilarity of species? The artist's work engages with the productive cohabitation of birds and humans in the countryside. Definition of cohabitation in US English: cohabitation nounˌkōhabiˈtāSH(ə)nˌkoʊhæbɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n 1The state of living together and having a sexual relationship without being married. couples increasingly prefer cohabitation to marriage Example sentencesExamples Premarital sex and unmarried cohabitation are widely accepted even if they are not liked by defenders of traditional family values. In other countries, cohabitation is common among affluent people who have rejected conventional marriage. A modern and widespread alternative or precursor to marriage is cohabitation. Public officials have made it clear that the laws of that country should give no advantage to marriage over unmarried cohabitation. Only 10 percent of marriages began with cohabitation in 1965, compared to 90 percent in 1995. These marriage, divorce, and cohabitation trends have had an effect on children as well, say the authors. The state refused to renew her day-care license because of old laws on the books that classify cohabitation as illegal. Increased premarital cohabitation has also played a role. After four years of cohabitation, a relationship acquires the status of common-law marriage. There has been a rise in cohabitation for unmarried couples. 2The state or fact of living or existing at the same time or in the same place. a harmonious cohabitation with other living creatures Example sentencesExamples The uneasy cohabitation of the political and the religious has posed fundamental questions about power, authority, and human suffering. The issue of peaceful cohabitation of the various peoples that have inhabited the region for centuries has been intensified. How are patterns of cohabitation influenced by dissimilarity of species? He was compelled to endure an uncomfortable cohabitation with his political foes. The country is currently governed by a cohabitation arrangement in which the president and prime minister belong to rival parties. The prospect of another paralyzing cohabitation between a president and National Assembly of opposed political camps might bring about a change of heart. Despite the repeated attempts to the serene and joint cohabitation of peoples, peace is possible and right. The artist's work engages with the productive cohabitation of birds and humans in the countryside. Tribal life centered on a social system that put a premium on cooperation and cohabitation over conflict and competition. The world environment includes the cohabitation of animals, plants, and humans.
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