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Meaning of "contignation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONTIGNATION

contignation  [ˌkɒntɪɡˈneɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTIGNATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Contignation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONTIGNATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of contignation in the English dictionary

The definition of contignation in the dictionary is a structure, especially a floor, formed by the joining together of long pieces of wood. Other definition of contignation is the act of joining timbers together.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONTIGNATION


combination
ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃən
contamination
kənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃən
coordination
kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən
designation
ˌdɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən
destination
ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən
determination
dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən
discrimination
dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃən
domination
ˌdɒmɪˈneɪʃən
donation
dəʊˈneɪʃən
elimination
ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃən
examination
ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃən
explanation
ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən
illumination
ɪˌluːmɪˈneɪʃən
imagination
ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃən
nation
ˈneɪʃən
nomination
ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən
origination
ɒˌrɪdʒɪˈneɪʃən
resignation
ˌrɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən
termination
ˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən
vaccination
ˌvæksɪˈneɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTIGNATION

contexture
conticent
contiguity
contiguous
contiguously
contiguousness
continence
continency
continent
Continental
continental breakfast
continental climate
Continental Congress
continental crust
continental divide
continental drift
continental glacier
continental quilt
continental shelf
continental shield

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTIGNATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation
federation
formation

Synonyms and antonyms of contignation in the English dictionary of synonyms

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contignation
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contignation
570 millions of speakers

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contignation
510 millions of speakers

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contignation
380 millions of speakers
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contignation
280 millions of speakers

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contignation
278 millions of speakers

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contignation
270 millions of speakers

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contignation
260 millions of speakers

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contignation
220 millions of speakers

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Pelepasan
190 millions of speakers

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contignation
180 millions of speakers

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contignation
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

contignation
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Contignation
85 millions of speakers
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contignation
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

contignation
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Contignation
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

contignation
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

contignation
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

contignation
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

contignation
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

contignation
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

contignation
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

contignation
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

contignation
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

contignation
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of contignation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTIGNATION»

The term «contignation» is used very little and occupies the 162.128 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTIGNATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about contignation

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTIGNATION»

Discover the use of contignation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to contignation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The London Encyclopaedia: Or, Universal Dictionary of ...
Der ham's Physico- Tlieology, Hence 'gan relax a nc ground's contexture ; hence Tartarian dregs. Sulphur and nitrous spume, enkindling fierce. Bellowed within their darksome caves. Philips. CONTIGNATION, n. s. Lat. contignatio. A frame of ...
Thomas Curtis, 1829
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Words that Matter: Linguistic Perception in Renaissance English
derlies the sermon and therefore in every sense frames it, Donne assigns particular significance to the contignation, or Incarnation of the Son, as we should reasonably expect him to do in the context of salvation. In the sermon's first sentence, ...
Judith H. Anderson, 1996
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The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of ...
Hence 'gan relax tne ground's contexture; hence Tartarian dregs, Sulphur and nitrous spume, enkindling fierce, Bellowed within their darksome caves. Philips. CONTIGNATION, n. «. Lat. contignatio. A frame of beams joined together ; a story.
Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington), 1839
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Heads Or Tails: The Poetics of Money
Verena Lobsien called my attention to John Donne's last sermon of February 25, 1630, in which he uses the word "contignation" (in German, "Deckung") and which, in turn, the Oxford English Dictionary (1933 edition) uses as evidence for the ...
Jochen Hörisch, 2000
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The London encyclopaedia: or Universal dictionary of ...
Hence *gan relax inc ground's contexture; hence Tartarian dregs, Sulphur and nitrous spume, enkindling fierce. Bellowed within their darksome caves. Philips. CONTIGNATION, n. s. Lat. contignatio. A frame of beams joined together ; a story.
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The Modest Ambition of Andrew Marvell: A Study of Marvell ...
Marvell's reference to the directing beams of light from Cromwell's starlike influence continues the "contignation" theme of joining together with beams. Because of their opposition to Cromwell, the actions of the "observing Princes" represent ...
Patsy Griffin, 1995
7
The Treasury of David
But of this building, the foundation, the buttresses, the contignation, are in this part of the verse, which constitutes our text, and in the three diverse acceptations of the words amongst our expositors, “Unto God the Lord belong the issues of ...
Spurgeon, 1990
8
The Works
The foundation suffers them not to sink; the buttresses suffer them not to swerve; the contignation and knitting, suffer them ... the foundation, the buttresses, the contignation are in this part of the verse, which constitutes our text, and in the three ...
John Donne, Henry Alford, 1839
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The works of John Donne
But of this building, the foundation, the buttresses, the contignation are in this part of the verse, which 1 Before that month ended (January 1630,) he was appointed to preach upon his old constant day, the first Friday in Lent (February 12, Ed.) ...
John Donne, Henry Alford, 1839
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The Treasury of David: Containing an Original Exposition of ...
But of this building, the foundation, the buttresses, the contignation, are in this part of the verse, which constitutes our text, and in the three diverse acceptations of the words amongst our expositors, “ Unto God the Lord belong the issues of ...
Charles Haddon Spurgeon, 1872

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« EDUCALINGO. Contignation [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/contignation>. May 2024 ».
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