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captation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin captatio, captationis, from capto. Compare French captation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kæp?te???n/

Noun

captation (countable and uncountable, plural captations)

  1. (obsolete) A courting of favor or applause, by flattery or address; a captivating quality; an attraction

Derived terms

  • hypercaptation
  • hypocaptation
  • normocaptation

Further reading

  • captation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Noun

captation

  1. Misspelling of coaptation.

Anagrams

  • anaptotic

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin captatio, captationem.

Pronunciation

Noun

captation f (plural captations)

  1. (law) inveiglement, captation.

Related terms

  • capter
  • captateur

Further reading

  • “captation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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cantation

English

Etymology

Latin cantatio.

Noun

cantation (usually uncountable, plural cantations)

  1. (obsolete) A singing.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Blount to this entry?)

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