dotation Synonyms & Antonyms
/doʊˈteɪʃən/
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Dotation as a Noun
1
The act of dotating or bestowing something; endowment, or an instance of this.
2
A grant of revenues from territory conquered by the French Empire (c. 1804–1814).
Dotation in a Sentence
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Word Forms & Grammar
dotation (countable and uncountable, plural dotations)
Words That Rhyme With Dotation
Origin of Dotation
From Middle English dotacion, from Late Latin dotatio, from Latin dōtāre (“to endow”). By surface analysis, dotate + -ion. In sense 3, borrowed from French dotation, ultimately from the same origin.
Dotation: Key Facts
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //doʊˈteɪʃən// |
| Syllables | 1 |
| Meaning | The act of dotating or bestowing something; endowment, or an instance of this |
| Plural | dotations |
Pronouncing Dotation
Dotation is pronounced //doʊˈteɪʃən// and has 1 syllable.