sedentism

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sedentism

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From Latin sedēns + -ism.

noun

uncountable The practice of living in one place for a long time. Where sedentism does occur amongst hunters and gatherers it seems generally to be related to a number of recurrent features.

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日本語	定住 teijū
Français	sédentarité

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@misc{sedentism_2026,
  title = {sedentism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sedentism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}