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Noun accommodation has 6 senses

adjustment, accommodation, fitting - making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
--₁ is a kind of improvement, betterment, advance
--₁ has particulars: shakedown
Derived forms: verb accommodate₁, verb accommodate₇, verb accommodate₂
accommodation - a settlement of differences; "they reached an accommodation with Japan"
--₂ is a kind of settlement
--₂ has particulars: modus vivendi; compromise
Derived form: verb accommodate₇
accommodation - in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality
--₃ is a kind of developmental learning

Derived forms: verb accommodate₇, verb accommodate₂
accommodation - living quarters provided for public convenience; "overnight accommodations are available"
--₄ is a kind of living quarters, quarters
--₄ has particulars:
Cabin class, second class; first class; lodging house, rooming house; stabling; steerage; tourist class, third class

Derived form: verb accommodate₅
accommodation - the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need
--₅ is a kind of aid, assist, assistance, help
--₅ has particulars: service
Derived forms: verb accommodate₅, verb accommodate₃, verb accommodate₆
accommodation - (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the lens of the eye
--₆ is a kind of alteration, modification, adjustment
--₆ has particulars: readjustment; domestication; habituation