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decertation

decertation noun: contest for mastery; contention; strife.

Noun

decertation (plural decertations)

  1. (obsolete) contest for mastery; contention; strife
    • a decertation between the disease and nature1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC
    • The nearer we approach an adversary (within just limits) in these rational decertations, the less he can have to say against us1691, John Howe, letter to Dr. Wallis

decertation meaning in Tamil

decertation in Tamil

தருக்கம்

Forms of decertation

pluraldecertations

Origin of decertation

From Latin decertatio, from decertare, decertatum, from de- + certare (“to contend”).

Questions about decertation

What does decertation mean?
Decertation means contest for mastery; contention; strife.
What is decertation in Tamil?
Decertation in Tamil is தருக்கம். See Decertation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is decertation?
Decertation is a noun.
What is the plural of decertation?
The plural of decertation is decertations.

Words near decertation in the dictionary

  1. decerping
  2. decerps
  3. decerpt
  4. decerption
  5. decerptions
  6. decertation
  7. decertations
  8. decertification
  9. decertifications
  10. decertified
  11. decertifies

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