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eq⋅ui⋅ta⋅tion

  [ek-wi-tey-shuhn]
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–noun
the act or art of riding on horseback.
Origin:
1555–65; < L equitātiōn- (s. of equitātiō), equiv. to equitāt(us) (ptp. of equitāre to ride) + -iōn- -ion
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eq·ui·ta·tion   (ěk'wĭ-tā'shən)   
n.  The art and practice of riding a horse.

[Latin equitātiō, equitātiōn-, from equitāre, to ride horseback; see equitant.]
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Equitation

Eq`ui*ta"tion\, n. [L. equitatio, fr. equitare: cf. F. ['e]quitation.] A riding, or the act of riding, on horseback; horsemanship.

The pretender to equitation mounted. --W. Irving.
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