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antiquation

antiquation noun: the process of becoming antique or obsolete.

Noun

antiquation (usually uncountable, plural antiquations)

  1. (usually) The process of becoming antique or obsolete.
  2. (countable, usually) Something that is antique or obsolete.
    • What to Planck and to many of his contemporaries seemed perfectly indifferent antiquations, have again come to be regarded as questions of engrossing interest and vital importance[…]1874, Alexander Ferrier Mitchell, John Paterson Struthers, Minutes of the sessions of the Westminster assembly of divines

Forms of antiquation

pluralantiquations

Origin of antiquation

From Late Latin antīquātiō, antīquātiōnem, noun of action from past-participle stem of antīquāre. English antique + -ation.

Questions about antiquation

What does antiquation mean?
Antiquation means the process of becoming antique or obsolete.
What part of speech is antiquation?
Antiquation is a noun.
What is the plural of antiquation?
The plural of antiquation is antiquations.

Words near antiquation in the dictionary

  1. antiquatedly
  2. antiquatedness
  3. antiquaternion
  4. antiquates
  5. antiquating
  6. antiquation
  7. antiquations
  8. antique
  9. antique brass
  10. antique car
  11. antique crown

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