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accommodation
(/@/,k/A/m/@/'d/eI//S//@/n )

noun (n)

  • making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances(noun.event)
    source: wordnet30
  • a settlement of differences(noun.communication)
    Example:
    They reached an accommodation with Japan.
    source: wordnet30
  • in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality(noun.cognition)
    source: wordnet30
  • living quarters provided for public convenience(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    Overnight accommodations are available.
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; -- followed by to.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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