Definition of -ation

nocturnal Definition: (adjective) of the night; active at night. Petersons.com

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-ation

suff.

1. 1. Action or process: strangulation.
   2. The result of an action or process: acculturation.
2. State, condition, or quality of: eburnation.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English -acioun, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ti , -tin-, n. suff. : --, stem vowel of verbs in -re + -ti , -tin-, abstract n. suff

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