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English

Etymology
From L. accommodatio, from accommodare (compare French #French|accommodation)

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��n|-eɪ��n

Noun
en-noun

1. The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; -- followed by to

#:The organization of the body with accommodation to its functions. -Sir M. Hale

1. Willingness to accommodate; obligingness.
2. Whatever supplies a want or affords ease, refreshment, or convenience; anything furnished which is desired or needful; -- often in the plural; as, the accommodations -- that is, lodgings and food -- at an inn - Sir W. Scott
3. An adjustment of differences; state of agreement; reconciliation; settlement.

#:To come to terms of accommodation. - Macaulay

1. The application of a writer's language, on the ground of analogy, to something not originally referred to or intended.

#:Many of those quotations from the Old Testament were probably intended as nothing more than accommodations. - Paley

1. context|Commerce A loan of money
2. context|Commerce An accommodation bill or note.
3. law an offer of substitute goods to fulfill a contract, which will bind the purchaser if accepted

Derived terms
Accommodation bill, or note, (Commerce): a bill of exchange which a person accepts, or a note which a person makes and delivers to another, not upon a consideration received, but for the purpose of raising money on credit
Accommodation coach, or train: one running at moderate speed and stopping at all or nearly all stations
Accommodation ladder, (Nautical): a light ladder hung over the side of a ship at the gangway, useful in ascending from, or descending to, small boats

Translations
trans-top|the state of being fitted and adapted
French: accommodation#French|accommodation
German: Anpassung
Indonesian: akomodasi
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Italian: sistemazione, alloggio
Japanese: 設� (setsubi)
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French

Noun
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1. accommodation#English|accommodation

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• 2007-12-29 10:04 - VolkovBot - robot Adding: [[io:accommodation]]

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