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embarkation

 [em-bahr-key-shuhn]   Origin

em·bar·ka·tion

   [em-bahr-key-shuhn]
noun
the act, process, or an instance of embarking.
Also, embarcation.

Origin:
1635–45; < French embarcation < Spanish embarcación. See embark, -ation

Related forms
non·em·bar·ka·tion, noun
re·em·bar·ka·tion, noun
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embark (ɛmˈbɑːk)
 
—vb
1.  to board (a ship or aircraft)
2.  (intr; usually foll by on or upon) to commence or engage (in) a new project, venture, etc
 
[C16: via French from Old Provençal embarcar, from em- + barca boat, barque]
 
embar'kation
 
—n
 
em'barkment
 
—n

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embarkation
1640s, from Fr. embarcation, from embarquer (see embark).
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