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Vinony

-ation

  1. action or process, or the result of an action or process
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ̯.ʃən/ / /ˈɛjʃən/ / /ˈæɪ̯.ʃən/

suffix

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation Inherited from Middle English -acioun, borrowed from Old French -ation, a learned borrowing from Latin -ātiō, from -tiō, from Proto-Italic *-tiō, from Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō, from *-tis + *-Hō. By surface analysis, -ate + -ion.

  1. An action or process.

    “sediment + -ation → sedimentation”

  2. The result of an action or process.

    “found + -ation → foundation”

  3. A state or quality.

    “color + -ation → coloration”