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-ition

/ˈɪʃən/

-ition is the alternative form of -tion.

Meaning of -tion

Suffix

-tion (noun-forming suffix, countable and uncountable, plural -tions)

  1. (idiomatic) Used to form nouns meaning "the action of (a verb)" or "the result of (a verb)". Words ending in this suffix are almost always derived from a similar Latin word; a few (e.g. gumption) are not derived from Latin and are unrelated to any verb. More often, -ation is used.
    • ignore + -tion → ignortion

Origin of -ition

From -i- + -tion.

Questions about -ition

What is -ition the alternative form of?
-ition is the alternative form of -tion.
How do you pronounce -ition?
-ition is pronounced /ˈɪʃən/.

Words near -ition in the dictionary

  1. -ite
  2. -ites
  3. -itic
  4. -itides
  5. -ities
  6. -ition
  7. -itious
  8. -itis
  9. -itises
  10. -itol
  11. -itude

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: -ition (page history and authors); -tion (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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