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in⋅ac⋅tion

  [in-ak-shuhn]
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–noun
absence of action; idleness.
Origin:
1700–10; in- 3 + action
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in·ac·tion   (ĭn-āk'shən)   
n.  Lack or absence of action.
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Inaction

In*ac"tion\, n. [Pref. in. not + action: cf. inaction.] Want of action or activity; forbearance from labor; idleness; rest; inertness. --Berkeley.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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