Ation (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

  1. a combination of -ate1 and -ion, used to form nouns from stems in -ate1 (separation); on this model, used independently to form nouns from stems of other origin: starvation.
suffix forming nouns
  1. indicating an action, process, state, condition, or result
Ation (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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