"talkation" meaning in All languages combined

See talkation on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: talkations [plural]
Etymology: From talk + -ation. First use appears c. 1757 in the Centinel. Etymology templates: {{af|en|talk|-ation}} talk + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} talkation (countable and uncountable, plural talkations)
  1. (colloquial, rare) A long-winded speech or discussion. Tags: colloquial, countable, rare, uncountable

Inflected forms

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