-ation

a combination of -ate¹. and -ion, used to form nouns from stems in -ate¹, ( separation ); on this model, used independently to form nouns from stems of other origin: starvation.

Origin:
< Latin -ātiōn- (stem of -ātiō), equivalent to -ā- stem vowel + -tiōn- -tion

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-ation

—*suffix forming nouns*
	-ion Compare -tion indicating an action, process, state, condition, or result: arbitration; cogitation; hibernation; moderation

[from Latin -ātiōn-, suffix of abstract nouns, from -ātus-ate¹ + -iōn-ion]

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-ation

suffix forming nouns of action; see -tion.

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