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calcation

calcation noun: synonym of trampling, the act of trampling someone or something, an instance of trampling.

Noun

calcation (plural calcations)

  1. (rare) Synonym of trampling, the act of trampling someone or something, an instance of trampling.
    Synonyms:
    trampling
  2. (rare) Synonym of kick, the act of kicking someone or something, an instance of kicking.
    • Even a few supernumerary calcations would have been overlooked.1822, Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, number 12, page 342
    Synonyms:
    kick

Synonyms of calcation

Forms of calcation

pluralcalcations

Origin of calcation

From calcate (“to trample”) + -ion (“forming abstract nouns”), from Latin calcatus (“trampled”), the past participle of calcāre (“to trample”) parsed via English -ate (“forming verbs”), from calx (“heel”) + -āre (“forming verbs”). Doublet of calque.

Questions about calcation

What does calcation mean?
Calcation means synonym of trampling, the act of trampling someone or something, an instance of trampling.
What part of speech is calcation?
Calcation is a noun.
What is the plural of calcation?
The plural of calcation is calcations.

Words near calcation in the dictionary

  1. calcated
  2. Calcaterra
  3. Calcaterras
  4. calcates
  5. calcating
  6. calcation
  7. calcations
  8. calcatories
  9. calcatory
  10. Calcavella
  11. Calcavellas

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