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-ations

Syllables: -a·tions/ˈeɪ̯.ʃənz/

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Australia/ˈæɪ̯.ʃənz/

-ations is the plural of -ation.

Meaning of -ation

Suffix

-ation (noun-forming suffix, countable and uncountable, plural -ations)

  1. An action or process.
    • sediment + -ation → sedimentation
  2. The result of an action or process.
    • found + -ation → foundation
  3. A state or quality.
    • color + -ation → coloration

Words that rhyme with -ations

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Questions about -ations

What is -ations the plural of?
-ations is the plural of -ation.
How do you pronounce -ations?
-ations is pronounced /ˈeɪ̯.ʃənz/ (UK).

Words near -ations in the dictionary

  1. -athons
  2. -atic
  3. -atim
  4. -ating
  5. -ation
  6. -ations
  7. -ative
  8. -ator
  9. -atory
  10. -axo-
  11. -ay

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: -ations (page history and authors); -ation (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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