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/a.bi/
Translation
garment, outfit; clothes (plural)
Word origin
From Latin habitus ('bearing, dress'), from habere ('to have, to hold'). English 'habit' kept the sense of a settled way of behaving, and also the monk's or rider's habit.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- habitus
- English cognates
- habit
Grammar
Examples
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He was wearing a black formal outfit.
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Put your clothes away before you leave.
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His clothes smelled of smoke.
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She bought a new outfit for the party.
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These clothes are too big, they need changing.
Where this fits
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