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dotation
[ doh-tey-shuhn ]
/ doʊˈteɪ ʃən /
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noun
an endowment.
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Dostoevsky, Dostoyevsky, Feodor, dot, dotage, dotard, dotation, dot ball, dot-com, dotcommer, dot-coms, dote
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British Dictionary definitions for dotation
dotation
/ (dəʊˈteɪʃən) /
noun
law the act of giving a dowry; endowment
Word Origin for dotation
C14: from Latin dōtātiō, from dōtāre to endow
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