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dation

dation noun: the act of giving, granting or conferring (e.g. an office) but not liberal as a donation or gift.

Noun

dation (countable and uncountable, plural dations)

  1. (rare) The act of giving, granting or conferring (e.g. an office) but not liberal as a donation or gift.
  2. (obsolete) A dose.

Forms of dation

pluraldations

Origin of dation

Borrowed from Latin datiōnem.

Words formed from dation

Questions about dation

What does dation mean?
Dation means the act of giving, granting or conferring (e.g. an office) but not liberal as a donation or gift.
What part of speech is dation?
Dation is a noun.
What is the plural of dation?
The plural of dation is dations.

Words near dation in the dictionary

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  2. dating simulator
  3. dating simulators
  4. dating up
  5. datings
  6. dation
  7. dation in payment
  8. dations
  9. dations in payment
  10. datiscetin
  11. datiscin

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