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aspection

Syllables: as·pec·tion/æˈspɛk.ʃən/

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Australia/æˈspek.ʃən/

aspection noun: the act of viewing; a look.

Noun

aspection (countable and uncountable, plural aspections)

  1. (obsolete) The act of viewing; a look.
    • to take aspection of something
    • […]that this deſtruction ſhould be the effect of the firſt beholder, or depend upon priority of aſpection,[…]1646, Thomas Browne, “Of the Baſilisk”, in Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], London: […] T[homas] H[arper] for Edward Dod, […], →OCLC, 3rd book, page 120

aspection meaning in Tamil

aspection in Tamil

பருவகாலத் தன்மை

Forms of aspection

pluralaspections

Origin of aspection

Learned borrowing from Latin aspectiōnem, from aspicere (“to look at”), whence aspect. First attested in 1646.

Words that rhyme with aspection

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Questions about aspection

What does aspection mean?
Aspection means the act of viewing; a look.
What is aspection in Tamil?
Aspection in Tamil is பருவகாலத் தன்மை. See Aspection meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is aspection?
Aspection is a noun.
How do you pronounce aspection?
Aspection is pronounced /æˈspɛk.ʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of aspection?
The plural of aspection is aspections.

Words near aspection in the dictionary

  1. aspect-oriented programming languages
  2. aspectable
  3. aspectant
  4. aspected
  5. aspecting
  6. aspection
  7. aspections
  8. aspectism
  9. aspective
  10. AspectJ
  11. aspectless

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