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porrection

/pɔˈɹɛkʃən/

porrection noun: the act of stretching forth, or holding forward, as if offering.

Noun

porrection (plural porrections)

  1. (archaic) The act of stretching forth, or holding forward, as if offering.
    • The two flaps on the free end of the underlip clasp little clusters of pollen grains between them and grind them behind by quick alternate porrections and retractions1867, A. R. Wallace, letter to Charles Darwin

Forms of porrection

pluralporrections

Origin of porrection

From Latin porrēctiō, from porrēctus, past participle of porrigō. Compare French porrection. By surface analysis, porrect + -tion.

Words that rhyme with porrection

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Questions about porrection

What does porrection mean?
Porrection means the act of stretching forth, or holding forward, as if offering.
What part of speech is porrection?
Porrection is a noun.
How do you pronounce porrection?
Porrection is pronounced /pɔˈɹɛkʃən/.
What is the plural of porrection?
The plural of porrection is porrections.

Words near porrection in the dictionary

  1. Porrecas
  2. porrect
  3. porrected
  4. porrecti
  5. porrecting
  6. porrection
  7. porrections
  8. porrectly
  9. porrects
  10. porrectus
  11. porrenger

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