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English

Etymology
From OF. #French|habit, from L. habitus.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�hæbɪt/, SAMPA|/"h{bIt/
audio|en-us-habit.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æbɪt|-æbɪt

Noun
en-noun

1. an action done on a regular basis.

#:It's become a habit of mine to have a cup of coffee after dinner.

1. an action performed repeatedly and automatically, usually without awareness.

#:By force of habit, he dressed for work even though it was holiday.

1. a long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns.

#:It's interesting how Catholic and Buddhist monks both wear habits.

1. a piece of clothing worn uniformly for a specific activity.

#:The new riding habits of the team looked smashing!.

1. customary manner of dress.

#* 1719: w:Daniel Defoe|Daniel Defoe, w:Robinson Crusoe|Robinson Crusoe
#*: ...it was always my fate to choose for the worse, so I did here; for having money in my pocket and good clothes upon my back, I would always go on board in the habit of a gentleman; and so I neither had any business in the ship, or learned to do any.

1. an addiction.

#:He has a 10-cigar habit.

Derived terms
habitual adjective
habituate verb

Translations
trans-top|an action done on a regular basis
Czech: t-|cs|návyk|m
Dutch: t+|nl|gewoonte|f
Esperanto: t-|eo|kutimo|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|tapa
French: t+|fr|habitude|f
German: t+|de|Gewohnheit|f
Interlingua: habitude
Italian: t+|it|abitudine|f
Korean: �� (beoreut)
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Portuguese: t+|pt|hábito|m
Romanian: obicei m
Slovene: t+|sl|navada|f
Spanish: t+|es|costumbre|m
Telugu:t|te|�లవా��|sc=Telu(alavaaTu)
Volapük: kösömot
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trans-top|a long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns
Dutch: habijt n
Esperanto: t-|eo|vesto|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: kaapu (any of similar pieces of clothing)
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German: t+|de|Kutte
Interlingua: habito
Volapük: kösömotaklot
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trans-top|a piece of clothing worn uniformly for a specific activity
Dutch: t+|nl|uniform
Esperanto: t-|eo|vesto|xs=Esperanto
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Finnish: asu#Finnish|asu, kilpailuasu
Interlingua: habito
Volapük: kösömotaklot
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ttbc|Korean: �� (��, seupgwan)
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ttbc|Spanish: habito m
ttbc|Chinese: �� (xi guan)

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• 2007-12-15 08:56 - Tbot - updated t/t-/t+ templates, added t for de, sl

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