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a⋅vi⋅a⋅tion

  [ey-vee-ey-shuhn, av-ee-]
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–noun
1. the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, esp. heavier-than-air aircraft.
2. military aircraft.
Origin:
1865–70; < F; see avi-, -ation

Related forms:
a⋅vi⋅at⋅ic  [ey-vee-at-ik, av-ee-] , adjective
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a·vi·a·tion   (ā'vē-ā'shən, āv'ē-)   
n.  

  1. The operation of aircraft.

  2. The design, development, and production of aircraft.

  3. Military aircraft.


[French, from Latin avis, bird; see awi- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

aviation 
1866, from Fr. aviation, from L. avis "bird" (see aviary). Coined 1863 by G. de la Landelle in "Aviation ou Navigation Aérienne." Aviator first recorded 1887.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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