geniculation
American
[juh-nik-yuh-lay-shuhn]
/ dʒəˌnɪk jəˈleɪ ʃən /
noun
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the state of being geniculate.
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a geniculate formation.
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Etymology
Origin of geniculation
1605–15; < Late Latin geniculātiōn- (stem of geniculātiō ) a kneeling < Latin geniculāt ( us ) ( see geniculate) + -iōn- -ion
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