dispansion
dispansion noun: act of dispanding, i.e. spreading out, or state of being dispanded.
Noun
dispansion (uncountable)
- Act of dispanding, i.e. spreading out, or state of being dispanded.
- A pleasing variety is produced in the third (in the second part particularly), by the dispansion of the leading feature of this variation between the treble and base, beginning at the 9th bar.1814 June, “Review of Maience Waltz, with Variations for the Piano-Forte, by Gelinek”, in The London Review and Literary Journal, page 508
- The Mutiny Acts, since our armies have been more numerous […] and liable, from their magnitude and dispansion, to increased danger, from secret abuses, have furnished new clauses from time to time […]1816, E. Samuel, An Historical Account of the British Army, and of the Law Military, […], page 514
Origin of dispansion
From dispand + -sion.
Questions about dispansion
- What does dispansion mean?
- Dispansion means act of dispanding, i.e. spreading out, or state of being dispanded.
- What part of speech is dispansion?
- Dispansion is a noun.
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