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English Dictionary: habituation by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
habituation
n
  1. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
    Synonym(s): addiction, dependence, dependance, dependency, habituation
  2. a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Habituation \Ha*bit`u*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. habituation.]
      The act of habituating, or accustoming; the state of being
      habituated.
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