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jejunation

Syllables: jeju·na·tionUK/ˌd͡ʒɛd͡ʒ(j)ʊˈneɪ̯ʃən/US/ˌd͡ʒɛd͡ʒuˈneɪ̯ʃən/

jejunation noun: fasting.

Noun

jejunation (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural, obsolete, rare) fasting
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:jejunation.

Origin of jejunation

Borrowed from Latin ieiūnātiō.

Questions about jejunation

What does jejunation mean?
Jejunation means fasting.
What part of speech is jejunation?
Jejunation is a noun.
How do you pronounce jejunation?
Jejunation is pronounced /ˌd͡ʒɛd͡ʒuˈneɪ̯ʃən/ (US).

Words near jejunation in the dictionary

  1. Jeju dog
  2. Jeju dogs
  3. Jeju-do
  4. jejuna
  5. jejunal
  6. jejunation
  7. jejune
  8. jejunectomies
  9. jejunectomy
  10. jejunely
  11. jejuneness

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