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na⋅ta⋅tion
[ney-tey-shuh
n, na-] 
–noun
| an act or the skill of swimming. |
Origin:
1535–45; < L natātiōn- (s. of natātiō), equiv. to natāt(us) (ptp. of natāre to swim) + -iōn- -ion
1535–45; < L natātiōn- (s. of natātiō), equiv. to natāt(us) (ptp. of natāre to swim) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms:
na⋅ta⋅tion⋅al, adjective
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| na·ta·tion (nā-tā'shən, nā-) n. The act or skill of swimming. [Latin natātiō, natātiōn-, from natātus, past participle of natāre, frequentative of nāre, to swim; see snā- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Natation
Na*ta"tion\, n. [L. natatio, fr. natare to swim: cf. F. natation. See Natant.] The act of floating on the water; swimming. --Sir T. Browne.
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