-ation

American  

1. a combination of -ate and -ion, used to form nouns from stems in -ate1 (separation ); on this model, used independently to form nouns from stems of other origin.

   starvation.

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-ation British  

suffix

1. indicating an action, process, state, condition, or result Compare -ion -tion

   arbitration

   cogitation

   hibernation

   moderation

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Etymology

Origin of -ation

< Latin -ātiōn- (stem of -ātiō ), equivalent to -ā- stem vowel + -tiōn- -tion

Example Sentences

It doesn’t seem like one -ism or -ation is entirely to blame, like globalism or immigration, capitalism or inflation.

From Slate • Oct. 12, 2024

And so it goes for another 102 iterations of -ation, according to Uglow.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2018

Which -ation will come first for Pompey - administration, relegation, liquidation or salvation?

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2010

The nominalization rule takes a perfectly spry verb and embalms it into a lifeless noun by adding a suffix like -ance, -ment, -ation, or -ing.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Till then I have no more e priori respect for a long word ending in -ism or -asm than I have for one ending in -ation or - ality.

From Alexandria and Her Schools; four lectures delivered at the Philosophical Institution, Edinburgh by Kingsley, Charles