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vexillation

/vɛksɪˈleɪʃən/

vexillation noun: a company of soldiers (especially in ancient Rome) grouped under the same flag.

Noun

vexillation (plural vexillations)

  1. A company of soldiers (especially in ancient Rome) grouped under the same flag.

Forms of vexillation

pluralvexillations

Origin of vexillation

From Latin vexillatio, from vexillum.

Questions about vexillation

What does vexillation mean?
Vexillation means a company of soldiers (especially in ancient Rome) grouped under the same flag.
What part of speech is vexillation?
Vexillation is a noun.
How do you pronounce vexillation?
Vexillation is pronounced /vɛksɪˈleɪʃən/.
What is the plural of vexillation?
The plural of vexillation is vexillations.

Words near vexillation in the dictionary

  1. vexillar
  2. vexillaries
  3. vexillary
  4. vexillary permutation
  5. vexillate
  6. vexillation
  7. vexillations
  8. vexillator
  9. vexillators
  10. vexilliferid
  11. vexilliferids

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