Added 9 October 2026
accommodation
/əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/ noun
In Latin: accommodātiō First recorded: 1600 Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about accommodation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances.
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A settlement of differences.
they reached an accommodation with Japan
- In the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality.
Origin
From French accommodation, from Latin accommodātiō (“adjustment, accommodation, compliance”), from accommodō (“adapt, put in order”). Superficially accommodate + -ion. The sense of "lodging" was first attested in 1600.
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