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promanation

promanation noun: the act of flowing forth; emanation.

Noun

promanation (uncountable)

  1. (figuratively, obsolete) The act of flowing forth; emanation.
    • yet the first being the Original, the second being by that promanation necessarily and eternally united with the first.1848, John Howe, The Works of the Rev. John Howe, M.A.

Origin of promanation

From pro- + Latin manatio (“a flowing”), from manare (“to flow”).

Questions about promanation

What does promanation mean?
Promanation means the act of flowing forth; emanation.
What part of speech is promanation?
Promanation is a noun.

Words near promanation in the dictionary

  1. promagnon
  2. promagnons
  3. promags
  4. promajority
  5. promalignant
  6. promanation
  7. promarginal
  8. promargins
  9. promarijuana
  10. promarket
  11. promarriage

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