"acton" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæk.tən/ Forms: actons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} acton (plural actons)
  1. Alternative form of aketon Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: aketon
    Sense id: en-acton-en-noun-lI-cr0MK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -on Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -on: 76 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: From actinium + -on Etymology templates: {{affix|en|-on}} -on Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} acton (uncountable)
  1. Obsolete form of actinon. Tags: alt-of, obsolete, uncountable Alternative form of: actinon
    Sense id: en-acton-en-noun-6mZLyWXA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for acton meaning in English (1.3kB)

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