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orbation

/ɔː(ɹ)ˈbeɪʃən/

orbation noun: the state of being orbate, or deprived of parents or children; privation, in general; bereavement.

Noun

orbation (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The state of being orbate, or deprived of parents or children; privation, in general; bereavement.
    • How much more easy had the want of a son been, than the miscarriage! barrenness, than orbation?1612–1634, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volume (please specify |volume=I to VIII), London, →OCLC

Origin of orbation

Latin orbatio.

Questions about orbation

What does orbation mean?
Orbation means the state of being orbate, or deprived of parents or children; privation, in general; bereavement.
What part of speech is orbation?
Orbation is a noun.
How do you pronounce orbation?
Orbation is pronounced /ɔː(ɹ)ˈbeɪʃən/.

Words near orbation in the dictionary

  1. Orbanomics
  2. ORBAT
  3. orbate
  4. orbatide
  5. orbatides
  6. orbation
  7. Orbaugh
  8. orbe
  9. orbed
  10. Orbegoso
  11. Orbelian

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