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accommodation

noun ac·com·mo·da·tion \ə-ˌkä-mə-ˈdā-shən\

accommodations : a place (such as a room in a hotel) where travelers can sleep and find other services

: a place where people can live, stay, or work

: an agreement that allows people, groups, etc., to work together

Full Definition of ACCOMMODATION

1
:  something supplied for convenience or to satisfy a need: as
a :  lodging, food, and services or traveling space and related services —usually used in plural <tourist accommodations on the boat> <overnight accommodations>
b :  a public conveyance (as a train) that stops at all or nearly all points
c :  loan
2
:  the act of accommodating :  the state of being accommodated: as
a :  the providing of what is needed or desired for convenience
b :  adaptation, adjustment
c :  a reconciliation of differences :  settlement
d :  the automatic adjustment of the eye for seeing at different distances effected chiefly by changes in the convexity of the crystalline lens; also :  the range over which such adjustment is possible
ac·com·mo·da·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-nəl\ adjective
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First Known Use of ACCOMMODATION

1603

Related to ACCOMMODATION

Rhymes with ACCOMMODATION

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ACCOMMODATION Defined for Kids

accommodation

noun ac·com·mo·da·tion \ə-ˌkä-mə-ˈdā-shən\

Definition of ACCOMMODATION for Kids

1
accommodations plural :  a place where travelers can sleep and find other services
2
:  something supplied that is useful or handy <Campsite accommodations include a fireplace.>
Medical Dictionary

accommodation

noun ac·com·mo·da·tion \ə-ˌkäm-ə-ˈdā-shən\

Medical Definition of ACCOMMODATION

:  an adaptation or adjustment especially of a bodily part (as an organ): as a :  the automatic adjustment of the eye for seeing at different distances effected chiefly by changes in the convexity of the crystalline lens b :  the range over which such adjustment is possible
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