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habitude

[ hab-i-tood, -tyood ]
/ ˈhæb ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /
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noun

customary condition or character: a healthy mental habitude.
a habit or custom: traditional habitudes of kindliness and courtesy.
Obsolete. familiar relationship.

RELATED WORDS

fashion, observance, form, habit, mode, characteristic, consuetude, practice, rule, grind, manner, hang-up, routine, shot, addiction, groove, precedent, procedure, praxis, into

Nearby words

habitual abortion, habitually, habituate, habituated, habituation, habitude, habitue, habitus, habitué, haboob, habor

Origin of habitude

1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin habitūdō. See habit1, -tude
Related formshab·i·tu·di·nal, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for habitude

habitude

/ (ˈhæbɪˌtjuːd) /

noun

rare habit or tendency
Derived Formshabitudinal, adjective
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Word Origin and History for habitude

habitude

n.

"custom, habit," c.1400, from Old French habitude (14c.), from Latin habitudinem (nominative habitudo) "condition, appearance, habit," from past participle stem of habere (see habit (n.)). Related: Habitudinal (late 14c.).

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