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cooption

cooption noun: a cooptation.

Noun

cooption (countable and uncountable, plural cooptions)

  1. A cooptation.

Forms of cooption

pluralcooptions
alternative formco-option

Origin of cooption

From coopt + -ion.

Questions about cooption

What does cooption mean?
Cooption means a cooptation.
What part of speech is cooption?
Cooption is a noun.
What is the plural of cooption?
The plural of cooption is cooptions.

Words near cooption in the dictionary

  1. cooptations
  2. cooptative
  3. coopted
  4. cooptee
  5. coopting
  6. cooption
  7. cooptions
  8. cooptive
  9. coopts
  10. Coopworth
  11. Coopworths

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