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-ATION

Definition: -ATION

-ATION

1. A suffix forming nouns of action, and often equivalent to the verbal substantive in -ing. It sometimes has the further meanings of state, and that which results from the action. Many of these nouns have verbs in -ate; as, alliterate -ation, narrate -ation; many are derived through the French; as, alteration, visitation; and many are formed on verbs ending in the Greek formative -ize (Fr. -ise); as, civilization, demoralization.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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Crosswords: -ATION

Etymologies containing "-ATION": AsexualizationBackwardation. (references)

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Modern Translations: -ATION

Language Translations for "-ATION"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

reeksport (re-export ( -ation )), genudfoersel (re-export ( -ation )). (various references)

   

French

  

réexportation (re-export ( -ation )). (various references)

   

German

  

Wiederausfuhr (re export, re-export, re-export ( -ation ), re-exportation). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

επανεξαγωγή (re exportation, re-export, re-export ( -ation ), re-exportation). (various references)

   

Italian

  

riesportazione (re-export, re-export ( -ation ), re-exportation). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Rhyming with "-ATION"

Words rhyming with "-ATION" (pronounced '-a"tion'): Abacination, Abaction, Abalienation, Abarticulation, Abbreviation, Abdication, Abduction, Aberration, Abevacuation, Abirritation, Abjection, Abjudication, Abjuration, Ablactation, Ablaqueation, Ablation, Ablegation, Abligurition, Abnegation, Abnodation, Abolition, Abomination, Abortion, Abreaction, Abrenunciation, Abreption, Abrogation, Abruption, Absentation, Absolution, Absorbition, Absorption, Abstention, Abstraction, Absumption, Accentuation, Acceptation, Acceptilation, Acception, Acclimatation, Acclimation, Acclimatization, Accombination, Accommodation, Accreditation, Accrementition, Accretion, Accubation, Accusation, Acervation, Acetification, Achromatization, Acidification, Acquisition, Actualization, Actuation, Acuation, Acuition, Acumination, Acupuncturation, Adaptation, Adaption, Addiction, Addition, Adduction, Ademption, Adeption, Adequation, Adfiliation, Adhibition, Adhortation, Adipoceration, Adjection, Adjudication, Adjunction, Adjuration, Adlegation, Adlocution, Admensuration, Administration, Admiration, Admixtion, Admonition, Admortization, Adnation, Adoption, Adoration, Adornation, Adosculation, Adrogation, Adsignification, Adulation, Adulteration, Adumbration, Adunation, Adustion, Advocation, Advolution, Aerification, AEstivation, Affectation, Affection, Affiliation, Affirmation, Afflation, Affliction, Afforestation, Affriction, Aggeneration, Aggeration, Agglomeration, Agglutination, Aggrandization, Aggravation, Aggregation, Agitation, Aglutition, Agnation, Agnition, Agnomination, Agricolation, Alation, Albication, Albification, Alcoholization, Alienation, Alimentation, Alkalization, Allectation, Allegation, Allegorization, Alleviation, Alligation, Alliteration, Allocation, Allocution, Alteration, Altercation, Alutation, Amalgamation, Ambulation, Ambustion, Amelioration, Americanization, Amolition, Amortization, Amotion, Amplexation, Ampliation, Amplification, Amputation, Anaesthetization, Analyzation, Anathematization, Anatomization, Angariation, Anglicization, Angulation, Angustation, Anhelation, Animalization, Animation, Annexation, Annihilation, Annomination, Annotation, Annulation, Annumeration, Annunciation, Anteposition, Antiattrition, Anticipation, Antifriction, Antilibration, Antiquation, Antivaccination, Antivivisection, Antrustion, Apertion, Apocopation, Apostemation, Apparition, Appellation, Appendication, Apperception, Appetition, Application, Apportion, Apposition, Apprecation, Appreciation, Approbation, Appropinquation, Appropriation, Approximation, Aprication, Aration, Arbitration, Arborization, Arctation, Arcuation, Arefaction, Arenation, Areolation, Argentation, Argumentation, Argutation, Arietation, Ariolation, Aromatization, Arrentation, Arreption, Arrestation, Arrogation, Arterialization, Articulation, Ascription, Asexualization, Aspection, Asperation, Asphyxiation, Aspiration, Asportation, Assassination, Assastion, Assecuration, Assecution, Assentation, assertion, Asseveration, Assibilation, Assignation, Assimulation, Association, Assuefaction, Assumption, Astipulation, Astriction, Atmolyzation, Atomization, Attemperation, Attention, Attenuation, Atterration, Attestation, Attrectation, Attribution, Attrition, Aucupation, Audition, Augmentation, Auguration, Aurigation, Auscultation, Authorization, Autofecundation, Auto-infection, Auto-inoculation, Auto-intoxication, Autosuggestion, Autotoxication, Averruncation, Aversation, Aviation, Avocation, Avolation, Backwardation, Ballotation, Balneation, Balsamation, Bannition, Baptization, Bastion, Beatification, Benediction, Benefaction, Bifurcation, Bilection, Biliation, Bilocation, Bipartition, Bisection, Bituminization, Blandation, Blatteration, Boation, Bolection, Bombilation, Bombination, Botheration, Brutalization, By-election, Cachinnation, Calamistration, Calcification, Calcination, Calcitration, Calculation, Calefaction, Caligation, Callisection, Calorification, Calumniation, Cameration, Canalization, Cancellation, Canceration, Canonization, Cantation, Cantillation, Cantion, Capillation, Capitation, Capitulation, Caprification, Caption, Carbonatation, Carbonization, Carbunculation, Carnation, Carnification, Caseation, Cassation, Castellation, Castigation, Castrametation, Castration, Catechisation, Catenation, Causation, Cauterization, Cavillation, Celebration, Cementation, Cenation, Centesimation, Centralization, Cephalization, Cerebration, Certification, Cessation, Characterization, Chatteration, Chitinization, Chlorination, Chondrification, Chrismation, Christianization, Chylifaction, Chylification, Chymification, Cibation, Cicatrization, Cicuration, Cinefaction, Cineration, Circination, Circuition, Circulation, Circumcursation, Circumdenudation, Circumduction, Circumflection, Circumgestation, Circumgyration, Circumlocution, Circumnavigation, Circumnutation, Circumposition, Circumrotation, Circumscription, Circumspection, Circumvallation, Circumvection, Circumvention, Circumvolation, Circumvolution, Citation, Citrination, Clamation, Clarification, Classification, Claudication, Coacervation, Coaction, Coadaptation, Coadunation, Coadunition, Coagmentation, Coagulation, Coalition, Coaptation, Coarctation, Coarticulation, Coaxation, Coction, Codification, Coeducation, Coemption, Cogitation. (additional references)

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Anagrams: -ATION

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-i-n-o-t"

-1 letter: anti, into, iota, naoi, nota, tain.

-2 letters: ain, ait, ani, ant, ion, nit, not, oat, tan, tao, tin, ton.

-3 letters: ai, an, at, in, it, na, no, on, ta, ti, to.

 Words containing the letters "a-i-n-o-t"
 

+1 letter: action, anoint, aroint, atonic, bonita, cation, gitano, kation, latino, manito, nation, obtain, ration, talion.

 

+2 letters: aconite, actinon, actions, adjoint, agonist, alation, amniote, amotion, animato, anoints, anthoid, antilog, antipot, antlion, appoint, aroints, atonics, atonies, atoning, atropin, auction, autoing, bastion, boating, bonitas, botanic, caption, carotin, cations, caution, coating, contain, diatron, doating, elation, enation, faction, fontina, gigaton, gitanos, hoatzin, janitor, kations, latinos, maintop, manihot, manitos, manitou, moating, nations, niobate, obtains, onanist, opuntia, orating, oration, outgain, outlain, ovation, oxidant, paction, pintado, pintano, ptomain, rainout, rations, station, taborin, taction, talions, tampion, timpano, tinamou, toenail, utopian.

 

+3 letters: ablation, ablution, aborting, abortion, abutilon, acetonic, aconites, aconitic, aconitum, actinoid, actinons, adaption, addition, adjoints, adnation, adopting, adoption, aeration, agnation, agnostic, agonists, alations, ambition, ammonite, amniotes, amniotic, amotions, anatomic, anatoxin, animator, anointed, anointer, anoretic, anorthic, anterior, anthodia, antiatom, antibody, antiboss, anticold, antidora, antidote, antifoam, antihero, antilock, antilogs, antilogy, antimony, antinode, antinomy, antiphon, antipode, antipole, antipope, antiporn, antiriot, antirock, antiroll, antismog, antisnob, antlions, anviltop, appoints, arointed, arsonist, astonied, astonies, astonish, atropine, atropins, auctions, audition, aviation, banjoist, baritone, bastions, biathlon, bloating, boasting, boatings, boltonia, borating, botanica, botanies, botanise, botanist, botanize, canoeist, canonist, captions, carotins, carrotin, caryotin, catenoid, cationic, cautions, chitosan, cilantro, citation, coacting, coaction, coapting, coasting, coatings, coinmate, conation, conative, contagia, contains, continua, contrail, countian, cratonic, creation, cyanotic, daltonic, delation, diatonic, diatrons, dilation, dominant, dominate, donating, donation, donative, dotation, duration, dystonia, elations, enations, equation, exaction, factions, fagoting, fetation, fixation, flatiron, floating, fontinas, fountain, fraction, garoting, gelation, gigatons, gloating, gnathion, goatskin, graviton, gyration, halation, himation, hoactzin, hoatzins, horntail, ideation, ignorant, illation, inaction, inchoate, inflator, innovate, insolate, intaglio, intonate, intrados, invocate, iodating, iodation, iodinate, janitors, karyotin, lactonic, lanosity, lavation, laxation, legation, libation, ligation, loathing, lobation, locating, location, lunation, luxation, maintops, manatoid, manihots, manitous, mannitol, minatory, misatone, monastic, monazite, mortmain, motional, mountain, mutation, myotonia, narcotic, natation, national, negation, niobates, nitrator, nodality, nominate, nontidal, notarial, notaries, notarize, notating, notation, notional, novation, nutation, obeisant, oblation, obtained, obtainer, onanists, opiating, oppilant, optician, optional, opuntias, orations, ordinate, organist, oriental, oscitant, ostinati, ostinato, outgains, outpaint, ovations, oxidants, pactions, panoptic, pintados, pintanos, pivotman, platonic, poignant, pointman, ponytail, potation, protamin, ptomaine, ptomains, pupation, raincoat, rainouts, rational, rationed, reaction, reanoint, relation, reobtain, rigatoni, roasting, rogation, romantic, rotating, rotation, saintdom, sanction, santonin, saponite, satinpod, sedation, senorita, solating, solation, sonantic, sonatina, sonatine, sonicate, stallion, stasimon, stations, stotinka, strontia, sudation, tabooing, taborine, taboring, taborins, taconite, tactions, tailbone, talapoin, tampions, tandoori, tangoing, taxation, tetanoid, thionate, tinamous, titanous, tithonia, toadying, toasting, toenails, tonality, tonsilar, topazine, tornadic, totaling, toxicant, traction, trigonal, trinodal, troaking, utopians, vacation, vanitory, venation, vexation, vocation, volitant, wainscot, zonation.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: -ATION


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

2D 41 54 49 4F 4E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

00101101 01000001 01010100 01001001 01001111 01001110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#45 &#65 &#84 &#73 &#79 &#78

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

002D 0041 0054 0049 004F 004E

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

153554434948

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Translations: Modern
4. Rhymes
5. Anagrams
6. Orthography
7. Bibliography


  

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