-tion

American  

1. a suffix occurring in words of Latin origin, used to form abstract nouns from verbs or stems not identical with verbs, whether as expressing action (revolution; commendation ), or a state (contrition; starvation ), or associated meanings (relation; temptation ).

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-tion British  

suffix

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

   election

   prohibition

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Etymology

Origin of -tion

< Latin -tiōn- (stem of -tiō ), equivalent to -t ( us ) past participle suffix + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

London-born rapper Tion Wayne was filmed in front of a black Rolls-Royce Cullinan in a music video for his new single "Streets a Lie".

From BBC

He has also collaborated with Dave and Tion Wayne.

From BBC

Rescue crews responded to an emergency positioning beacon registered to the Tion, a nine-metre inflatable catamaran on a round-the-world expedition, early on Wednesday morning.

From Reuters

Rescue crews responded to an emergency positioning beacon registered to the Tion, a nine-metre inflatable catamaran, early on Wednesday morning.

From Reuters

One of the tracks which propelled ArrDee to the big time was Body by Tion Wayne and Russ Millions in 2021.

From BBC