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View synonyms for natation
natation
[ ney-tey-shuhn, na- ]
noun
- an act or the skill of swimming.
natation
/ nəˈteɪʃən /
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Derived Forms
- naˈtational, adjective
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Other Words From
- na·tation·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of natation1
C16: from Latin natātiō a swimming, from natāre to swim
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Example Sentences
I wondered at what period of their lives they had acquired their dexterity at natation.
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Never, I think, did any swimmer in like circumstances perform such a remarkable feat of natation.
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It has long legs, the better to wade with, and webbed feet admirably adapted to natation.
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Indeed one of these was in flood, and they never could have crossed it had it not been for Otter's powers of natation.
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Some of the girls had taken lessons in the "School of Natation" in the lower bay, and could swim very well.
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