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pervasion

noun per·va·sion \pər-ˈvā-zhən\

Definition of PERVASION

:  the action of pervading or condition of being pervaded
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First Known Use of PERVASION

1661

Rhymes with PERVASION

Abkhazian, abrasion, Caucasian, corrasion, dissuasion, Eurasian, evasion, invasion, occasion, persuasion,

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