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observation
English
Etymology
From Middle English observacion, borrowed from Middle French observacion. Also a borrowing from French observation and a learned borrowing from Latin observ?ti?(n-).Morphologically observe +? -ation
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??bz??ve??(?)n/
- (General American) enPR: ?b'z?r-v??sh?n, -v?sh?n, IPA(key): /??bz??ve???n/, /-?ve??n?/
- Rhymes: -e???n
- Hyphenation: ob?ser?va?tion
Noun
observation (countable and uncountable, plural observations)
- The act of observing, and the fact of being observed (see observance)
- The act of noting and recording some event; or the record of such noting.
- A remark or comment.
- 1734, Alexander Pope, Of the Knowledge and Characters of Men
- To observations which ourselves we make / We grow more partial for the observer's sake.
- 1734, Alexander Pope, Of the Knowledge and Characters of Men
- A judgement based on observing.
- Performance of what is prescribed; adherence in practice; observance.
- 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living
- We are to procure dispensation or leave to omit the observation of it in such circumstances.
- 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living
- A regime under which a subject is routinely observed.
- Philosophically as: the phenomenal presence of human being existence.
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See also
- observation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin observ?ti?. Synchronically analysable as observer +? -ation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p.s??.va.sj??/
Noun
observation f (plural observations)
- observation
Further reading
- “observation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Interlingua
Noun
observation (plural observationes)
- observation (something that has been observed)
- observation (act or process of observing)
- observation (regime under which a subject is routinely observed)
observation From the web:
- what observations did darwin make
- what observations characterize solar maximum
- what observation is the man in this comic making
- what observation led researchers to propose
- what observation did this geocentric model
- what did charles darwin observe
- what did darwin discover
- what did darwin research
watchtower
English
Alternative forms
- watch-tower
Etymology
From watch +? tower.
Noun
watchtower (plural watchtowers)
- An observation tower in which a lookout keeps watch over prisoners, or looks out for fires, etc.
- 2002: Cecilia Dart-Thornton, The Ill-Made Mute: The Bitterbynde [1]
- Redcap - A malevolent goblin easily distinguishable by their namesake red cap, fiery red eyes, claws and iron boots. They often appear as little old men, but can run very fast despite the boots. They reside in castles and watchtowers along the English-Scottish border, but will move their residence to avoid detection.
- 2002: Cecilia Dart-Thornton, The Ill-Made Mute: The Bitterbynde [1]
Translations
watchtower From the web:
- what watchtower mean
- what watchtower is
- watchtower what is god's kingdom
- what does watchtower mean
- what is watchtower jehovah witnesses
- what are watchtowers used for
- what does watchtower mean in the bible
- what are watchtowers made of
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