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carination

carination noun: a ridge, or similar formation, in the form of a keel.

Noun

carination (plural carinations)

  1. A ridge, or similar formation, in the form of a keel.

Forms of carination

pluralcarinations

Origin of carination

From carina + -ation or carinate + -ion.

Questions about carination

What does carination mean?
Carination means a ridge, or similar formation, in the form of a keel.
What part of speech is carination?
Carination is a noun.
What is the plural of carination?
The plural of carination is carinations.

Words near carination in the dictionary

  1. carinate
  2. carinate abdomen
  3. carinate abdomens
  4. carinated
  5. carinates
  6. carination
  7. carinations
  8. Carinda
  9. carindacillin
  10. carinderia
  11. carinderias

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