habitude
American
[hab-i-tood, -tyood]
/ ˈhæb ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /
noun
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customary condition or character.
a healthy mental habitude.
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a habit or custom.
traditional habitudes of kindliness and courtesy.
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Obsolete. familiar relationship.
habitude
British
/ ˈhæbɪˌtjuːd /
noun
Other Word Forms
- habitudinal adjective
Etymology
Origin of habitude
1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin habitūdō. See habit 1, -tude
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