talkation
UK/tɔːˈkeɪʃən//tɔˈkeɪʃən/
talkation noun: a long-winded speech or discussion.
Noun
talkation (countable and uncountable, plural talkations)
- A long-winded speech or discussion.
- A tangled, wearisome talkation then ensued as to Mr. Bromley's treatment of and by the District Meeting at Manchester; their mutual misunderstandings, misdemeanours, and recriminations.1898, Benjamin Gregory, Side Lights on the Conflicts of Methodism During the Second Quarter of the Nineteenth Century: 1827–1852, London […]: Cassel and Company, Limited, page 204
- Whitmanite "talkations" involved support for more than the contemporary sexual revolution. The Bolton group had friendly contact with J. A. Symonds and Havelock Ellis, and from the time of Bucke's visit in 1891 were particularly close to Edward Carpenter.2017, Malcolm Hardman, Global Dilemmas: Imperial Bolton-le-Moors from the Hungry Forties to the Death of Leverhulme, Madison, N.J.; Teaneck, N.J.: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, →ISBN, page 135
Forms of talkation
| plural | talkations |
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Origin of talkation
From talk + -ation. First use appears c. 1757 in the Centinel.
Words that rhyme with talkation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about talkation
- What does talkation mean?
- Talkation means a long-winded speech or discussion.
- What part of speech is talkation?
- Talkation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce talkation?
- Talkation is pronounced /tɔːˈkeɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of talkation?
- The plural of talkation is talkations.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: talkation (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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