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a combination of -ate1 and -ion, used to form nouns from stems in -ate1 (separation); on this model, used independently to form nouns from stems of other origin: starvation.

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Origin of -ation

<Latin -Ä?tiōn- (stem of -Ä?tiō), equivalent to -Ä?- stem vowel + -tiōn--tion

Words nearby -ation

tight rein on, a, atigi, atilt, A time to be born and a time to die, atingle, -ation, atiptoe, atishoo, at issue, at it, Atitlán
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British Dictionary definitions for -ation

-ation

suffix forming nouns

indicating an action, process, state, condition, or resultarbitration; cogitation; hibernation; moderation Compare -ion, -tion

Word Origin for -ation

from Latin -Ä?tiōn-, suffix of abstract nouns, from -Ä?tus -ate 1 + -iōn -ion
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