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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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British Dictionary definitions for -tion
-tion
suffix forming nouns
Word Origin for -tion
from Old French, from Latin -tiō, -tiōn-
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