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geniculation

geniculation noun: the act of kneeling.

Noun

geniculation (countable and uncountable, plural geniculations)

  1. The act of kneeling.
    • Prayers, sermons, sacraments, geniculation, silence, attention, reverence, applause, knees, eyes, ears, mouths full of God: oh, that ye were thus always! oh, that this were your worst side!1622, Joseph Hall, The Deceit of Appearance (sermon)
  2. The state of being bent abruptly at an angle.

Forms of geniculation

pluralgeniculations

Origin of geniculation

Latin geniculatio a kneeling.

Questions about geniculation

What does geniculation mean?
Geniculation means the act of kneeling.
What part of speech is geniculation?
Geniculation is a noun.
What is the plural of geniculation?
The plural of geniculation is geniculations.

Words near geniculation in the dictionary

  1. geniculate nucleuses
  2. geniculated
  3. geniculately
  4. geniculates
  5. geniculating
  6. geniculation
  7. geniculations
  8. geniculatoside
  9. geniculo-
  10. geniculocalcarine
  11. geniculocalcerine

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