See also: -âtion

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Etymology edit

From Middle English -acioun, -acion, from Old French acion, -ation, from Latin -ātiō, an alternative form of -tiō (whence -tion). Equivalent to -ate + -ion.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈeɪʃn̩/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

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-ation

  1. An action or process
    sediment + ‎-ation → ‎sedimentation
  2. The result of an action or process
  3. A state or quality

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French edit

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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old French -ation, borrowed from Latin -ātiōnem. Compare the inherited doublet -aison.

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-ation f (plural -ations)

  1. -ation

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-ation

  1. Alternative form of -acioun

Middle French edit

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Etymology edit

From Old French -ation.

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-ation

  1. -ation

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  • French: -ation

Old French edit

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Borrowed from Latin -ātiō, -ātiōnem.

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-ation

  1. -ation

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Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English -ation.

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-ation

  1. (humorous) used instead of -ação to give the word an air of formality
    enrolar (to beat around the bush) + ‎-ation → ‎enrolation (beating around the bush)
    faturar (to profit) + ‎-ation → ‎faturation (profits)