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spectation

UK/spɛkˈteɪʃən/

spectation noun: regard; aspect; appearance.

Noun

spectation (uncountable)

  1. (archaic, rare) Regard; aspect; appearance.
    • This simple spectation of the lungs is differenced from that which concomitates a pleurisy.1672, Gideon Harvey, Morbus Anglicus, Or, The Anatomy of Consumptions
  2. (rare) The act of watching something; observation.
    • the medical attaché is permitted to ease effortlessly from unwound spectation into a fully relaxed night's sleep, still right there in the recumbent recliner […]1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest […], Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 34

Origin of spectation

From Latin spectatio.

Questions about spectation

What does spectation mean?
Spectation means regard; aspect; appearance.
What part of speech is spectation?
Spectation is a noun.
How do you pronounce spectation?
Spectation is pronounced /spɛkˈteɪʃən/ (UK).

Words near spectation in the dictionary

  1. spectant
  2. spectate
  3. spectated
  4. spectates
  5. spectating
  6. spectation
  7. spectator
  8. spectator chair
  9. spectator chairs
  10. spectator ion
  11. spectator ions

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