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The act of inhabiting, or the state of being inhabited; indwelling.

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  1. n. The act of inhabiting, or the state of being inhabited; indwelling.
  2. n. Abode; place of dwelling; residence.
  3. n. Population; inhabitants.
  4. n. the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
  5. 1. The act of inhabiting, or the state of being inhabited; indwelling. The inhabitation of the Holy Ghost. Bp. Pearson. 2. Abode; place of dwelling; residence. [Obs.] Milton. 3. Population; inhabitants. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. The beginning of nations and of the world's inhabitation. Sir W. Raleigh.
  6. n the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)