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- [stey-shuh n]
- /ˈsteɪ ʃən/
- /ˈsteɪʃn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stey-shuh n]
- /ˈsteɪ ʃən/
Definitions of station word
- noun station a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located. 1
- noun station a stopping place for trains or other land conveyances, for the transfer of freight or passengers. 1
- noun station the building or buildings at such a stopping place. 1
- noun station the district or municipal headquarters of certain public services: police station; fire station; postal station. 1
- noun station a place equipped for some particular kind of work, service, research, or the like: gasoline station; geophysical station. 1
- noun station the position, as of persons or things, in a scale of estimation, rank, or dignity; standing: the responsibility of persons of high station. 1
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Origin of station
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; < Latin statiōn- (stem of statiō) a standing still, standing-place, equivalent to stat(us) (past participle of stāre to stand) + -iōn- -ion; replacing Middle English stacioun < Anglo-French < Latin, as above
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Parts of speech for Station
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
station popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% 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".
station usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for station
noun station
- acropolis — the citadel of an ancient Greek city
- appointment — The appointment of a person to a particular job is the choice of that person to do it.
- audio — Audio equipment is used for recording and reproducing sound.
- babysitter — to take charge of a child while the parents are temporarily away.
- baccalaureate — The baccalaureate is an examination taken by students at the age of eighteen in France and some other countries.
verb station
- base — The base of something is its lowest edge or part.
- billeted — lodging for a soldier, student, etc., as in a private home or nonmilitary public building.
- billeting — the activity of assigning soldiers or others to accommodation that is not normally used by them
- build in — to incorporate or construct as an integral part
- bunking — a built-in platform bed, as on a ship.
Top questions with station
- where the nearest gas station?
- where is the nearest gas station?
- where the closest gas station?
- where is the closest gas station?
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