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apertion

apertion noun: the act of opening.

Noun

apertion (countable and uncountable, plural apertions)

  1. (archaic) The act of opening.
  2. (archaic, often) An opening; an aperture.
    • by ruption or apertion1676, Richard Wiseman, Severall Chirurgicall Treatises, London: […] E. Flesher and J. Macock, for R[ichard] Royston […], and B[enjamin] Took, […], →OCLC

Forms of apertion

pluralapertions

Questions about apertion

What does apertion mean?
Apertion means the act of opening.
What part of speech is apertion?
Apertion is a noun.
What is the plural of apertion?
The plural of apertion is apertions.

Words near apertion in the dictionary

  1. Aperol spritzes
  2. apers
  3. aperspectival
  4. apert
  5. Apert syndrome
  6. apertion
  7. apertions
  8. apertive
  9. apertives
  10. apertly
  11. apertness

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