captation
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin captatio, captationis, from capto. Compare French captation.
Pronunciation
Noun
captation (countable and uncountable, plural captations)
- (obsolete) A courting of favor or applause, by flattery or address; a captivating quality; an attraction
Derived terms
- hypercaptation
- hypocaptation
- normocaptation
Noun
captation
- Misspelling of coaptation.
Further reading
- “captation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin captātiōnem.
Pronunciation
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Noun
captation f (plural captations)
Related terms
Further reading
- “captation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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