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a suffix occurring in words of Latin origin, used to form abstract nouns from verbs or stems not identical with verbs, whether as expressing action (revolution; commendation), or a state (contrition; starvation), or associated meanings (relation; temptation).

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Also -ation, -cion, -ion, -sion, -xion.

Origin of -tion

<Latin -tiōn- (stem of -tiō), equivalent to -t(us) past participle suffix + -iōn--ion

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How to use -tion in a sentence

I tell you press-ently something straight from the Board of Ed-u-ca-tion for you to try.
Mushroom Town|Oliver Onions
Capella is lo-cat-ed in the con-stell-a-tion which you call Auriga.
Jubilation, U.S.A.|G. L. Vandenburg
A-my thought there was no place like Grand-ma's for her sum-mer va-ca-tion.
Pages for Laughing Eyes|Unknown
Abjec′tion, Ab′jectness, a mean or low state: baseness: degradation.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

Abstain′er, specially one who does not take alcoholic drinks; Absten′tion, a refraining.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for -tion

-tion

suffix forming nouns

indicating state, condition, action, process, or resultelection; prohibition Compare -ation, -ion

Word Origin for -tion

from Old French, from Latin -tiō, -tiōn-

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