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adduction

noun ad·duc·tion \ə-ˈdək-shən, a-\

Definition of ADDUCTION

1
:  the action of adducting :  the state of being adducted
2
:  the act or action of adducing
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First Known Use of ADDUCTION

14th century

Rhymes with ADDUCTION

abduction, conduction, construction, deduction, destruction, eduction, effluxion, induction, instruction, obstruction, production, reduction, seduction, subduction, transduction
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adduction

noun ad·duc·tion \ə-ˈdək-shən, a-\

Medical Definition of ADDUCTION

:  the action of adducting :  the state of being adducted

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