"bestowal" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /bɪˈstəʊ.əl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bɪˈstoʊ.əl/ [General-American] Forms: bestowals [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊəl Etymology: From bestow + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bestow|al}} bestow + -al Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bestowal (countable and uncountable, plural bestowals)
  1. The act of bestowing. Tags: countable, uncountable Hypernyms: transference Hyponyms: affordment [obsolete], delivery, donation, investiture, restitution Derived forms: misbestowal Related terms: give, giver Translations (the act of bestowing): παράδοσις (parádosis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), col·lació [feminine] (Catalan)

Inflected forms

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      "word": "receiving"
    },
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      "tags": [
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  "pos": "noun",
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "misbestowal"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The act of bestowing."
      ],
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          "word": "transference"
        }
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "affordment"
        },
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          "word": "delivery"
        },
        {
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          "word": "donation"
        },
        {
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          "word": "investiture"
        },
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          "word": "restitution"
        }
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          "word": "give"
        },
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          "word": "giver"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bestowment"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
          "word": "accordance"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
          "word": "bestowal"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
          "word": "bestowment"
        },
        {
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          "word": "conferment"
        },
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          "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
          "word": "conferral"
        },
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          "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
          "word": "impartation"
        },
        {
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          "word": "giving"
        },
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          "word": "presentation"
        },
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          "word": "presentment"
        },
        {
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          "word": "supply"
        }
      ],
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "the act of bestowing",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "col·lació"
        },
        {
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "parádosis",
          "sense": "the act of bestowing",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "παράδοσις"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/bɪˈstəʊ.əl/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈstoʊ.əl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊəl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bestowal"
}
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      "word": "receiving"
    },
    {
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      "word": "taking"
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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      "word": "transference"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "affordment"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "delivery"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "donation"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "investiture"
    },
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      "word": "restitution"
    }
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      "word": "give"
    },
    {
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      "word": "giver"
    }
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        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms suffixed with -al",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Entries with translation boxes",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:English/əʊəl",
        "Rhymes:English/əʊəl/3 syllables",
        "Terms with Ancient Greek translations",
        "Terms with Catalan translations"
      ],
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        "The act of bestowing."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bestowment"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈstəʊ.əl/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈstoʊ.əl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊəl"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
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      "word": "accordance"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "bestowal"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "bestowment"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "conferment"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "conferral"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "impartation"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "giving"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "presentation"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "presentment"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:bestowal",
      "word": "supply"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "the act of bestowing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "col·lació"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "parádosis",
      "sense": "the act of bestowing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "παράδοσις"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bestowal"
}

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