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tranation

tranation noun: the act of swimming over.

Noun

tranation (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) The act of swimming over.
    • In his Tranation he lookt about, and saw under him (though a farre off) his Lord upon Rosinante, no bigger than a Toad upon a Ducking-stoole.1654, Edmund Gayton, Pleasant Notes Upon Don Quixot

Origin of tranation

From Latin tranare, transnare (“to swim over”), from trans (“across, over”) + nare (“to swim”).

Questions about tranation

What does tranation mean?
Tranation means the act of swimming over.
What part of speech is tranation?
Tranation is a noun.

Words near tranation in the dictionary

  1. Trana
  2. Tranada
  3. tranarchist
  4. tranarchists
  5. tranarchy
  6. tranation
  7. tranatocetid
  8. tranatocetids
  9. trance
  10. trance gate
  11. trance gates

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