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| 1. | [ noun ] the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need | |
| Related terms: | aid service lodge | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (housing) living quarters provided for public convenience | |
| Examples: | "overnight accommodations are available" |
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| Related terms: | living_quarters Cabin_class first_class stabling steerage tourist_class lodging_house lodge | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (psychology,education) in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality | |
| Related terms: | developmental_learning accommodate | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a settlement of differences | |
| Examples: | "they reached an accommodation with Japan" |
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| Related terms: | settlement compromise modus_vivendi accommodate | |
| 5. | [ noun ] making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances | |
| Synonyms: | adjustment fitting | |
| Related terms: | improvement shakedown adapt fit adjust accommodate | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the lens of the eye | |
| Related terms: | alteration readjustment domestication habituation physiology | |
| Similar spelling: |
accommodational accommodating accommodatingly accommodative accommodate accommodator |
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