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Etymology edit

From Anglo-Norman estation, from Latin statiōnem, accusative of statiō (outpost).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /staːsiˈuːn/, /staːˈsjuːn/, /ˈstaːsiun/, /ˈstaːsjun/

Noun edit

stacioun (plural staciouns)

  1. One's station; one's normal place of occupation.
  2. The place where something is set or implanted.
  3. A holy site (Christian or pagan).
  4. (astronomy) The (seeming) fixedness of a planet or the Sun.
  5. A special ecclesiastical service.
  6. (rare) One of a set of locations which (people, things) rotate around; a stop.

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