expeditation

noun

ex·​ped·​i·​ta·​tion

(ˌ)ekˌspedəˈtāshən,

ik-

plural -s

: the act of expeditating a dog

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin expeditation-, expeditatio, from expeditatus + Latin -ion-, -io -ion

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