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obtension

obtension noun: the act of obtending.

Noun

obtension (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The act of obtending.
  2. (nonstandard, obsolete) obtaining; obtainment
    • whether I have perpetrated fraud or falsehood or perjury in the obtension of that certificate.1880, Congressional Record: Containing the Proceedings and Debates of the Forty-sixth Congress, Second Session, Washington D. C.: Government Printing Office, page 4193
    • the obtension of the data from which the numbers can be calculated1937, Braddock, A. P., “La Correction des Épreuves Éscrites dans les Examens”, in Valentine, C. P., editor, The British Journal of Educational Psychology, volume 7, page 209

Origin of obtension

From Latin obtentio. See obtend.

Questions about obtension

What does obtension mean?
Obtension means the act of obtending.
What part of speech is obtension?
Obtension is a noun.

Words near obtension in the dictionary

  1. obtend
  2. obtended
  3. obtending
  4. obtends
  5. obtenebration
  6. obtension
  7. obtention
  8. obtentions
  9. obtest
  10. obtestate
  11. obtestates

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