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acervation

/æ.sɚˈveɪʃən/

acervation noun: a heaping up; accumulation.

Noun

acervation (plural acervations)

  1. (obsolete, rare) A heaping up; accumulation
    • Is it to be doubted that amongst these bodies which both we see and handle, which are either felt or feele, but that there are some compound? These are such by connexion or aceruation, as for example, a rope, corne, or a ship.1620, Thomas Lodge (tr.), chapter 2, in Works, both Moral and Natural, Of Naturall Questions, London, translation of original by Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Philosophus), page 782

acervation meaning in Bengali

acervation in Bengali

একটি স্তূপাকার করার কাজ, সঞ্চয়, পুঞ্জীভবন

Forms of acervation

pluralacervations

Origin of acervation

From Latin acervatio. Doublet of acervatio.

Words that rhyme with acervation

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about acervation

What does acervation mean?
Acervation means a heaping up; accumulation.
What is acervation in Bengali?
Acervation in Bengali is একটি স্তূপাকার করার কাজ, সঞ্চয়, পুঞ্জীভবন. See Acervation meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is acervation?
Acervation is a noun.
How do you pronounce acervation?
Acervation is pronounced /æ.sɚˈveɪʃən/.
What is the plural of acervation?
The plural of acervation is acervations.

Words near acervation in the dictionary

  1. acervated
  2. acervately
  3. acervates
  4. acervating
  5. acervatio
  6. acervation
  7. acervations
  8. acervative
  9. acervular
  10. acervulate
  11. acervuli

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