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subligation

subligation noun: the act of binding underneath.

Noun

subligation (uncountable)

  1. The act of binding underneath.
    • subligation of the linguales/spinal cord/ureteres

Origin of subligation

Latin subligatio, from subligare to bind below; sub (“under”) + ligare (“to bind”).

Questions about subligation

What does subligation mean?
Subligation means the act of binding underneath.
What part of speech is subligation?
Subligation is a noun.

Words near subligation in the dictionary

  1. subligacula
  2. subligaculum
  3. subligamental
  4. subligamentous
  5. subligaria
  6. subligation
  7. sublight
  8. subligulate
  9. sublimability
  10. sublimable
  11. sublimableness

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