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for·ti·fi·ca·tion       [fawr-tuh-fi-key-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the act of fortifying or strengthening.
2.something that fortifies or protects.
3.the art or science of constructing defensive military works.
4.Often, fortifications. military works constructed for the purpose of strengthening a position; a fort: Supposedly impregnable, the fortifications were quickly overrun.
5.a strengthening or improvement, as by addition of or intensification with another ingredient: the fortification of milk with vitamin D; the fortification of wine with alcohol.
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME < LL fortificātiōn- (s. of fortificātiō), equiv. to fortificāt(us) fortified (see fortify, -ate1) + -iōn- -ion]

—Synonyms 4. fortress, citadel, stronghold, bulwark.
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for·ti·fi·ca·tion       (fôr'tə-fĭ-kā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. The science of fortifying.
    2. The act or process of fortifying.
  2. Something that serves to fortify, especially military works erected to fortify a position or place.

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fortification

noun
1. defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it 
2. the art or science of strengthening defenses 
3. the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food) 

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Fortification

For`ti*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. fortificatio : cf. F. fortification.]

1. The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places in order to defend them against an enemy.

2. That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a fortress; a fort; a castle.

Fortification agate, Scotch pebble.

Syn: Fortress; citadel; bulwark. See Fortress.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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