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PACTION

Definition: PACTION

PACTION

Noun

1. An agreement; a compact; a bargain.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "PACTION" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1599. (references)

Etymology: Paction \Pac"tion\, noun. [Latin expression pactio: compare to the French expression paction. See Pact.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonyms within Context: PACTION

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Compact

Noun: compact, contract, agreement, bargain; affidation; pact, paction; bond, covenant, indenture; bundobast, deal.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: PACTION

English words defined with "PACTION": Pactional. (references)

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Historic Usage: PACTION

AuthorDateQuotation

John Locke

1690

And again, in his speech to the parliament, 1609, he hath these words, The king binds himself by a double oath, to the observation of the fundamental laws of his kingdom; tacitly, as by being a king, and so bound to protect as well the people, as the laws of his kingdom; and expressly, by his oath at his coronation, so as every just king, in a settled kingdom, is bound to observe that paction made to his people, by his laws, in framing his government agreeable thereunto, according to that paction which God made with Noah after the deluge. (Second Treatise of Government)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Modern Translations: PACTION

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

Pig Latin

  

actionpay.(various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: PACTION

Derivations

Words beginning with "PACTION": pactions. (additional references)

Words ending with "PACTION": compaction, impaction. (additional references)

Words containing "PACTION": compactions, impactions. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "PACTION"

Words rhyming with "PACTION" (pronounced 'Pac"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, -ation, 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. (additional references)

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Anagrams: PACTION

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: caption.

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

-1 letter: action, atonic, atopic, cation, catnip.

-2 letters: actin, antic, canto, capon, coapt, coati, cotan, inapt, octan, ontic, optic, paint, panic, panto, patin, patio, piano, picot, pinot, pinta, pinto, piton, point, tonic, topic.

-3 letters: anti, atop, cain, cant, capo, ciao, cion, coat, coin, coni, icon, into, iota, naoi, nipa, nota, otic, pact, pain, pant, pian, pica, pina, pint, pion, pita, taco, tain, topi.

-4 letters: act, ain, ait, ani, ant, apt, can, cap, cat, con, cop, cot, ion, nap, nip, nit, not, oat, oca, opt, pac, pan, pat, pia, pic, pin, pit, poi, pot, tan, tao, tap, tic, tin, tip, ton, top.

-5 letters: ai, an, at, in, it, na, no, on, op, pa, pi, ta, ti, to.

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

+1 letter: captions, coapting, optician, pactions, panoptic, platonic.

 

+2 letters: anthropic, captioned, cocaptain, complaint, compliant, haplontic, impaction, nonimpact, opticians, outpacing, pantropic, placation, plication, prolactin.

 

+3 letters: antipoetic, antipolice, ascription, capitation, captioning, coaptation, cocaptains, compacting, compaction, comparting, complaints, constipate, copulating, copulation, impactions, importance, importancy, miscaption, morphactin, neoplastic, noncapital, nonplastic, nontypical, nyctalopia, occupation, pantomimic, pathogenic, patronymic, peculation, pentatonic, phonematic, pitchwoman, placations, planktonic, pleonastic, plications, politician, pontifical, pratincole, precaution, prolactins, punctation, speciation, synoptical, taphonomic, theophanic.

 

+4 letters: acceptation, accompanist, amphictyony, amylopectin, anisotropic, anthropical, anticipator, aponeurotic, application, ascriptions, capitations, captionless, captivation, cephalothin, ceratopsian, chiropteran, coaptations, cocaptained, compactions, compilation, complainant, complaisant, compliantly, computation, conspirator, constipated, constipates, contraption, cooperating, cooperation, coplanarity, copulations, copycatting, corporation, crepitation, cupellation, cuspidation, deceptional, deprecation, duplication, emancipator, exceptional, exculpation, expectation, explication, genotypical, implication, importances, imprecation, incompliant, incorporate, inculpation, inculpatory, miscaptions, morphactins, narcoleptic, neuropathic, noncapitals, nonemphatic, nonoperatic, nonplastics, nontropical, nyctalopias, occupations, outcapering, pantropical, patronymics, pectination, peculations, pentazocine, percolating, percolation, phonetician, phonotactic, politicians, pontificals, pontificate, postcranial, potlatching, pratincoles, precautions, predication, preromantic, procreating, procreation, procuration, protracting, protraction, provocation, publication, punctations, punctuation, replication, speciations, speculation, spiculation, sycophantic, syncopating, syncopation, syncopative, toponymical, uncaptioned, unpatriotic, unpolitical.

 

+5 letters: acceptations, accompanists, actinomorphy, amphictyonic, amylopectins, anticipation, anticipators, anticipatory, antientropic, antiperiodic, antipoaching, antipolitics, antistrophic, apperception, applications, appreciation, autohypnotic, backstopping, blacktopping, camphorating, capacitation, capitulation, captiousness, captivations, cephalothins, ceratopsians, chiropterans, coadaptation, cocaptaining, companionate, compellation, compensating, compensation, compensative, compilations, complainants, complexation, complicating, complication, componential, compurgation, computations, conceptional, conduplicate, conspiration, conspirators, constipating, constipation, contraptions, cooperations, copartnering, corporations, cosmopolitan, crepitations, cupellations, cuspidations, decapitation, deprecations, depreciation, deuteranopic, duplications, emancipation, emancipators, entropically, ethnographic, exculpations, expectations, explications, gonadotropic, hierophantic, hypnotically, implications, importancies, imprecations, incompatible, incompatibly, incomputable, incomputably, incorporated, incorporates, incorporator, inculpations, inoperculate, inspectorate, intercompany, intercompare, intracompany, kleptomaniac, lycanthropic, misanthropic, miscaptioned, monosynaptic, narcoleptics, naturopathic, nephropathic, noncompliant, nonparasitic, nonpolitical, nonpractical, occupational, onomatopoeic, organoleptic, outpreaching, pacification, paedogenetic, paleobotanic, panchromatic, pancytopenia, pantechnicon, pantisocracy, pantographic, paronomastic, pathogenetic, pectinaceous, pectinations, pentazocines, perceptional, percolations, pertinacious, petrifaction, phenotypical, phonetically, phoneticians, phonotactics, photodynamic, pinealectomy, placentation, plainclothes, plastocyanin, platonically, poeticalness, polysynaptic, pontifically, pontificated, pontificates, pontificator, postaccident, postcolonial, postromantic, postsynaptic, postulancies, postvaccinal, practitioner, precautioned, precentorial, predications, privatdocent, proclamation, procreations, procurations, productional, projectional, prostacyclin, protactinium, protractions, provocations, publications, punctuations, purification, putrefaction, recuperation, reoccupation, replications, scapegoating, speciational, speculations, spiculations, stenographic, stupefaction, supplication, sycophantish, sycophantism, syncopations, synoptically, technophobia, transpicuous, trichopteran, triplication, typification, unapologetic, undiplomatic, unimportance.

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

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Alternative Orthography: PACTION


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

50 41 43 54 49 4F 4E

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

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

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

01010000 01000001 01000011 01010100 01001001 01001111 01001110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#80 &#65 &#67 &#84 &#73 &#79 &#78

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 0041 0043 0054 0049 004F 004E

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

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

50353754434948

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Quotations: Historic
4. Translations: Modern
5. Derivations
6. Rhymes
7. Anagrams
8. Orthography
9. Bibliography


  

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