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licitation

licitation noun: auction.

Noun

licitation (plural licitations)

  1. auction

Forms of licitation

plurallicitations

Origin of licitation

From Latin licitātiō, from licitari, liceri (“to bid, offer a price”).

Questions about licitation

What does licitation mean?
Licitation means auction.
What part of speech is licitation?
Licitation is a noun.
What is the plural of licitation?
The plural of licitation is licitations.

Words near licitation in the dictionary

  1. lichyards
  2. Licinian
  3. licinine
  4. licinines
  5. licit
  6. licitation
  7. licitations
  8. licitly
  9. licitness
  10. Licius
  11. lick

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