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collation
noun col·la·tion \kə-ˈlā-shən, kä-, kō-\
Definition of COLLATION
1
[Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin collation-, collatio, from Late Latin, conference, from Latin, bringing together, comparison, from conferre (past participle collatus) to bring together — more at confer, tolerate] a : a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper b : a light meal
2
[Middle English, from Latin collation-, collatio] : the act, process, or result of collating
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First Known Use of COLLATION
14th century
Rhymes with COLLATION
aeration, Alsatian, carnation, castration, causation, cessation, cetacean, citation, Claymation, cognation, conflation, C ration, creation, cremation, crenation, Croatian, crustacean, dalmatian, damnation, deflation, delation, dictation, dilation, donation, earth station, elation, Eurasian, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, formation, foundation, frustration, gas station, gestation, gradation, gustation, guttation, gyration, hydration, inflation, lactation, legation, libation, location, lunation, lustration, luxation, migration, mutation, narration, negation, notation, oblation, oration, outstation, ovation, palmation, palpation, plantation, potation, predation, privation, probation, pronation, proration, prostration, pulsation, punctation, pupation, purgation, relation, rogation, rotation, salvation, sedation, sensation, serration, space station, stagflation, stagnation, starvation, striation, substation, summation, tarnation, taxation, temptation, translation, truncation, vacation, vexation, vibration, vocation, way station, workstation
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