"groundation" meaning in English

See groundation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-au-groundation.ogg [Australia] Forms: groundations [plural]
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  1. (slang) the state of (a teenager etc) being grounded Tags: slang
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  2. A Rastafarian meeting.
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