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transfretation

transfretation noun: a passage over a strait of narrow sea.

Noun

transfretation (plural transfretations)

  1. a passage over a strait of narrow sea

Forms of transfretation

pluraltransfretations

Origin of transfretation

From Latin trānsfretātiō, from Latin trāns (“across”) + fretum or fretus (“strait, channel”) + -ātiō.

Questions about transfretation

What does transfretation mean?
Transfretation means a passage over a strait of narrow sea.
What part of speech is transfretation?
Transfretation is a noun.
What is the plural of transfretation?
The plural of transfretation is transfretations.

Words near transfretation in the dictionary

  1. transfranchisal
  2. transfreight
  3. transfreighted
  4. transfreighting
  5. transfreights
  6. transfretation
  7. transfretations
  8. transfrete
  9. transfreted
  10. transfreting
  11. transfriendly

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