-ation
-ation ME. -acio(u)n — OF. (mod. -ation) — L. -ātiō, -ātiōn-, the form resulting from the addition of -tiōn- -TION to verb-stems in -ā-. The great majority of Eng. words in -ation have corr. vbs. in -ATE3, as creation, moderation, saturation, beside create, moderate, saturate; some have no such corr. vb., as capitation, constellation, duration; others are formed directly on vbs. in -IZE, as civilization, organization. A large number have corr. vbs. of other forms, as apply and application, publish and publication, prove and probation. Others have the appearance of being formed on Eng. vbs., as alteration, causation, formation; hence the practice (from XVI) of adding the suffix to miscellaneous vbs., as botheration, flirtation, starvation.
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glossitis Inflammation of the tongue; may be one of the signs of riboflavin defi… Iritis , iritis (I-ry-tis) n. inflammation of the iris. See uveitis. thyrotrophin-releasing hormone , ti / tē/ • n. (in solmization) the seventh note of a major scale. ∎ the note B in the fixed-do system.
Ti (Chin.). Lord, God, especially in China as… snotty , snotty •almighty, Aphrodite, Blighty, flighty, mighty, nightie, whitey •ninety • feisty •dotty, grotty, hottie, knotty, Lanzarote, Lottie, Pavarotti,… Tie , tie / tī/ • v. (ty·ing / ˈtī-ing/ ) 1. [tr.] attach or fasten (someone or something) with string or similar cord: they tied Max to a chair her long h… Anticlimax , an·ti·cli·max / ˌantēˈklīˌmaks; ˌantī-/ • n. a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events. DERIVATIVES: an·ti·cli·mac·tic / -klī…
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