adiation

noun

ad·​i·​a·​tion

ˌa-dē-ˈā-shən

plural -s

: the act of adiating

Word History

Etymology

modification of Latin adition-, aditio act of entering upon an inheritance

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

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