"militation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: militations [plural]
Etymology: Probably from militate + -ion. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|militate|ion}} militate + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun}} militation (plural militations)
  1. (now rare) Conflict, struggle. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-militation-en-noun-JurOWQVc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ion

Inflected forms

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