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accommodation
noun ac·com·mo·da·tion \ə-ˌkä-mə-ˈdā-shən\
accommodations : a place (such as a room in a hotel) where travelers can sleep and find other services
: a place where people can live, stay, or work
: an agreement that allows people, groups, etc., to work together
Full Definition of ACCOMMODATION
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: something supplied for convenience or to satisfy a need: as a : lodging, food, and services or traveling space and related services —usually used in plural <tourist accommodations on the boat> <overnight accommodations> b : a public conveyance (as a train) that stops at all or nearly all points c : loan
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: the act of accommodating : the state of being accommodated: as a : the providing of what is needed or desired for convenience b : adaptation, adjustment c : a reconciliation of differences : settlement d : the automatic adjustment of the eye for seeing at different distances effected chiefly by changes in the convexity of the crystalline lens; also : the range over which such adjustment is possible
— ac·com·mo·da·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-nəl\ adjective
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First Known Use of ACCOMMODATION
1603
Rhymes with ACCOMMODATION
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ACCOMMODATIONAL Defined for Kids
accommodation
noun ac·com·mo·da·tion \ə-ˌkä-mə-ˈdā-shən\
Definition of ACCOMMODATION for Kids
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accommodations plural : a place where travelers can sleep and find other services
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: something supplied that is useful or handy <Campsite accommodations include a fireplace.>
Medical Dictionary
accommodation
noun ac·com·mo·da·tion \ə-ˌkäm-ə-ˈdā-shən\
Medical Definition of ACCOMMODATION
: an adaptation or adjustment especially of a bodily part (as an organ): as a : the automatic adjustment of the eye for seeing at different distances effected chiefly by changes in the convexity of the crystalline lens b : the range over which such adjustment is possible
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