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scrutation

scrutation noun: search; scrutiny.

Noun

scrutation (countable and uncountable, plural scrutations)

  1. (obsolete) Search; scrutiny.

Forms of scrutation

pluralscrutations

Origin of scrutation

Latin scrutatio.

Questions about scrutation

What does scrutation mean?
Scrutation means search; scrutiny.
What part of speech is scrutation?
Scrutation is a noun.
What is the plural of scrutation?
The plural of scrutation is scrutations.

Words near scrutation in the dictionary

  1. scrupulousness
  2. scrupulousnesses
  3. scrutability
  4. scrutable
  5. scrutate
  6. scrutation
  7. scrutations
  8. scrutator
  9. scrutators
  10. scrute
  11. scruted

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