"alation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: alations [plural]
Etymology: French, from Latin alatus (“winged”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|-}} French, {{uder|en|la|alatus||winged}} Latin alatus (“winged”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} alation (countable and uncountable, plural alations)
  1. (uncountable) The state of being winged. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-alation-en-noun-yfbHHhiA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2
  2. (countable) A wing or wing-like structure. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-alation-en-noun-QFd7UVzm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dealation

Inflected forms

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