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appropinquation

appropinquation noun: the act of drawing near; an approach.

Noun

appropinquation (usually uncountable, plural appropinquations)

  1. (usually) The act of drawing near; an approach.
    • From this same Principle also […] proceeds […] the appropinquation of two floating bodies, as Bubbles, Corks, Sticks, Straws, &c. one towards another.1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia
    • Surely, this operation hath this millenary doctrine had upon the hearts of men, that, though they are thereupon apt to expect an appropinquation of their Saviour for their happy advantage, yet they resolutely put off the thought of his coming to the general judgment of the world for many...1650, Joseph Hall, The Revelation Unrevealed

Forms of appropinquation

pluralappropinquations

Origin of appropinquation

Latin appropinquatio.

Questions about appropinquation

What does appropinquation mean?
Appropinquation means the act of drawing near; an approach.
What part of speech is appropinquation?
Appropinquation is a noun.
What is the plural of appropinquation?
The plural of appropinquation is appropinquations.

Words near appropinquation in the dictionary

  1. appropes
  2. appropinquate
  3. appropinquated
  4. appropinquates
  5. appropinquating
  6. appropinquation
  7. appropinquations
  8. appropinquity
  9. approportionate
  10. approportionated
  11. approportionates

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