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Definitions of -ation word

suffix -ation -ation and -ion are added to some verbs in order to form nouns. Nouns formed in this way often refer to a state or process; for example, starvation is the process of starving, and victimization is the process of being victimized. 3
suffix forming noun -ation indicating an action, process, state, condition, or result 3
noun -ation the act of ____ing 3
noun -ation the condition of being ____ed 3
noun -ation the result of ____ing 3

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adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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