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im⋅por⋅ta⋅tion

[im-pawr-tey-shuhn, -pohr-]
–noun
1. the act of importing.
2. something imported.

Origin:
1595–1605; import + -ation
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im·por·ta·tion   (ĭm'pôr-tā'shən, -pōr-)   
n.  
    1. The act or business of importing.

    2. The condition or process of being imported.

  1. Something imported; an import.

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