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accommodation

Syllabification: (ac·com·mo·da·tion)
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Definition of accommodation

noun

  • 1 (usually accommodations) a room, group of rooms, or building in which someone may live or stay:the cost includes airfare and hotel accommodations
  • (accommodations) chiefly North American lodging; room and board:the company offers a number of guesthouse accommodations in Cape Cod
  • the available space for occupants in a building, vehicle, or vessel:there was lifeboat accommodation for 1,178 people
  • the provision of a room or lodging:the building is used exclusively for the accommodation of guests
  • 2a convenient arrangement; a settlement or compromise:management was seeking an accommodation with labor
  • 3the process of adapting or adjusting to someone or something:accommodation to a separate political entity was not possible
  • the automatic adjustment of the focus of the eye by flattening or thickening of the lens.

Origin:

early 17th century: from Latin accommodatio(n-), from accommodare 'fit one thing to another'(see accommodate)

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