Meaning Of The Word -ation

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-ation
suffix: -ation and -ion are added to some verbs in order to form nouns. Nouns formed in this way often refer to a state or process; for example, starvation is the process of starving, and victimization is the process of being victimized.
suffix forming nouns: indicating an action, process, state, condition, or result

-ation in American English
the act of ____ing
suffix: a combination of -ate1 and , -ion, used to form nouns from stems ending in -ate1 (separation). On this model, -ation is used independently to form nouns from stems of other origin (starvation)

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