obtention
English edit
Noun edit
obtention (usually uncountable, plural obtentions)
- (rare, sciences, law) The act of obtaining.
- Synonyms: acquiral, acquiring, acquisition, getting, obtainment, obtainal, obtainance
Further reading edit
- N[athan] Bailey (1721) “OBTENTION”, in An Universal Etymological English Dictionary: […], London: […] E. Bell, J. Darby, […], →OCLC, column 1.
- "obtention" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011.
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
obtention f (plural obtentions)
- the act of obtaining
- l’obtention d’une bourse d’études ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Further reading edit
- “obtention”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.