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prospections

prospections is the plural of prospection.

Meaning of prospection

Noun

prospection (countable and uncountable, plural prospections)

  1. (uncommon) The action of looking forward into the future. Formed by analogy with retrospection.
  2. (uncommon) The act of prospecting for minerals.
  3. A search for archaeological remains, usually using modern technology, for example ground penetrating radar.

Questions about prospections

What is prospections the plural of?
Prospections is the plural of prospection.

Words near prospections in the dictionary

  1. prospected
  2. prospectin'
  3. prospecting
  4. prospectings
  5. prospection
  6. prospections
  7. prospective
  8. prospectively
  9. prospectiveness
  10. prospectives
  11. prospectivities

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