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operation

[ op-uh-rey-shuhn ]
/ ĖŒÉ’p É™ĖˆreÉŖ ŹƒÉ™n /
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Definition of operation

noun
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Origin of operation

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English operacioun, oparacion, operation, from Latin operātiōn- (stem of operātiō ), equivalent to operāt(us) + -iōn- noun suffix of action or condition; see origin at operate

OTHER WORDS FROM operation

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British Dictionary definitions for operation

operation
/ (ĖŒÉ’pÉ™ĖˆreÉŖŹƒÉ™n) /

noun
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Medical definitions for operation

operation
[ ŏp′ə-rā′shən ]

n.
A surgical procedure, usually using instruments, for remedying an injury, ailment, defect, or dysfunction.
The act, manner, or process of functioning.
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Scientific definitions for operation

operation
[ ŏp′ə-rā′shən ]

Medicine A surgical procedure for remedying an injury, ailment, defect, or dysfunction.
Mathematics A process or action, such as addition, substitution, transposition, or differentiation, performed in a specified sequence and in accordance with specific rules.
A logical operation.
Computer Science An action resulting from a single instruction.
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