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-ation definition
-ation (ā′s̸hən)
- the act of ____ing alteration
- the condition of being ____ed starvation
- the result of ____ing compilation
Etymology: < Fr or L; Fr -ation < L -ation(em), suffix formed from -at- of pp. of -are verbs (1st conjugation)
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