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-ation definition

-ation (ā′s̸hən)

  1. the act of ____ing alteration
  2. the condition of being ____ed starvation
  3. the result of ____ing compilation

Etymology: < Fr or L; Fr -ation < L -ation(em), suffix formed from -at- of pp. of -are verbs (1st conjugation)

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