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Etymology

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Latin transumptio.

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Noun

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transumption (countable and uncountable, plural transumptions)

  1. (obsolete) The act of taking or transporting from one place to another, e.g. of blood.
    • a. 1717 (date written), Robert South, “(please specify the sermon number)”, in Five Additional Volumes of Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions. [], volume (please specify |volume=VII to XI), London: [] Charles Bathurst, [], published 1744, →OCLC:
      kind of transumption and accommodation

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