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-tion definition

-tion (s̸hən)

  1. the act of ____ing
  2. the state of being ____ed
  3. the thing that is ____ed

Etymology: < Fr, OFr, or L: Fr -tion < OFr -cion < L -tio (gen. -tionis) < -t- of pp. stem + -io (gen. -ionis), suffix

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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