"exorbitation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: exorbitations [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin exorbitatio, from exorbitō (“to go off the track, deviate”) + -tio. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|exorbitatio}} Borrowed from Latin exorbitatio, {{af|la|exorbitō|-tio|nocat=1|t1=to go off the track, deviate}} exorbitō (“to go off the track, deviate”) + -tio Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} exorbitation (countable and uncountable, plural exorbitations)
  1. (now rare) The act of leaving the usual path or course; deviation. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable Related terms: exorbitant, exorbitate
    Sense id: en-exorbitation-en-noun-q77uVMtj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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