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obviation

/ˌɒbviˈeɪʃən/

obviation noun: the act of obviating; deterrence or prevention.

Noun

obviation (countable and uncountable, plural obviations)

  1. The act of obviating; deterrence or prevention.

obviation meaning in Tamil

obviation in Tamil

விலக்கல்

Synonyms of obviation

Forms of obviation

pluralobviations

Origin of obviation

From Middle English obviacioun, from Medieval Latin obviātiō.

Questions about obviation

What does obviation mean?
Obviation means the act of obviating; deterrence or prevention.
What is obviation in Tamil?
Obviation in Tamil is விலக்கல். See Obviation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is obviation?
Obviation is a noun.
How do you pronounce obviation?
Obviation is pronounced /ˌɒbviˈeɪʃən/.
What is the plural of obviation?
The plural of obviation is obviations.

Words near obviation in the dictionary

  1. obviate
  2. obviated
  3. obviates
  4. obviateth
  5. obviating
  6. obviation
  7. obviations
  8. obviative
  9. obviatively
  10. obviatives
  11. obviativity

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Adapted from Wiktionary: obviation (page history and authors); obviation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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