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ostensions

ostensions is the plural of ostension.

Meaning of ostension

Noun

ostension (countable and uncountable, plural ostensions)

  1. The act of presenting an ostensive definition.
    • And ostension is one perfectly familiar way of introducing a concept.2008 November 22, Richard Fumerton, “Luminous enough for a cognitive home”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 142, number 1, →DOI
  2. (human communication) An act of showing or demonstrating.
  3. The showing of the sacrament on the altar in order that it may receive the adoration of the communicants.
  4. Real-life events that parallel well-known events from myth and folklore

Questions about ostensions

What is ostensions the plural of?
Ostensions is the plural of ostension.

Words near ostensions in the dictionary

  1. ostends
  2. ostensibility
  3. ostensible
  4. ostensibly
  5. ostension
  6. ostensions
  7. ostensive
  8. ostensive definition
  9. ostensive definitions
  10. ostensively
  11. ostensoir

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