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habit noun 1 a tendency to behave or act in a specific way. 2 a usual practice or custom. 3 a practice which is hard to give up; an addiction • smoking soon becomes a habit. 4 mental attitude or constitution • a good habit of mind. 5 a long loose garment worn by monks and nuns. 6 psychol a learned behavioural response to particular circumstances. 7 bot, zool characteristic type of development, growth or existence; general appearance. 8 the geometric form taken by a crystal. 9 (especially riding habit) a woman's riding dress. verb, archaic (habited, habiting) 1 to clothe. 2 to inhabit.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from Latin habitus practice.
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