"captivation" meaning in English

See captivation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: captivations [plural]
Etymology: captivate + -ion Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|captivate|ion}} captivate + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} captivation (countable and uncountable, plural captivations)
  1. The act of captivating or the state of being captivated. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act or state of being captivated): beò-ghlacadh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-captivation-en-noun-8ziv3WIA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ion

Inflected forms

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