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accommodation [ a·cco·mmo·da·tion ]

[
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əˌkɑːməˈdeɪʃn ]
[
UK
əˌkɒməˈdeɪʃn ]
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Noun

1. A room, group of rooms, or building in which someone may live or stay.

There are now 850 people living in temporary accommodation in Swindon.

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2. (accommodations) Temporary lodgings, sometimes also including board.

the company offers a number of guest house accommodations in Oberammergau

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3. The available space for occupants in a building, vehicle, or vessel.

Peter Sweeney has welcomed the allocation, which will provide accommodation for 40 vehicles.

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4. The provision of a room or lodgings.

The hotel itself has 100 rooms and 212 beds for the accommodation of visitors.

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5. A convenient arrangement; a settlement or compromise.

The centre provides lecture and exam accommodations to students with disabilities.

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6. The process of adapting or adjusting to someone or something.

accommodation to a separate political entity was not possible

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7. The automatic adjustment of the focus of the eye by flattening or thickening of the lens.

the power of accommodation to near objects

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Origin

1. Early 17th century from Latin accommodatio(n-), from accommodare ‘fit one thing to another’ (see accommodate).

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