"captation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kæpˈteɪʃən/ Forms: captations [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin captatio, captationis, from capto. Compare French captation. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|captatio|captatio, captationis}} Latin captatio, captationis, {{m|la|capto}} capto, {{cog|fr|captation}} French captation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} captation (countable and uncountable, plural captations)
  1. (obsolete) A courting of favor or applause, by flattery or address; a captivating quality; an attraction Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Derived forms: hypercaptation, hypocaptation, normocaptation
    Sense id: en-captation-en-noun-Z23upZ5B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52

Noun

IPA: /kæpˈteɪʃən/
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin captatio, captationis, from capto. Compare French captation. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|captatio|captatio, captationis}} Latin captatio, captationis, {{m|la|capto}} capto, {{cog|fr|captation}} French captation Head templates: {{head|en|misspelling}} captation
  1. Misspelling of coaptation. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: coaptation
    Sense id: en-captation-en-noun-JMrBeMRn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52

Inflected forms

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