"importation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: importations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: import + -ation Etymology templates: {{af|en|import|-ation}} import + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} importation (countable and uncountable, plural importations)
  1. The act or an instance of importing. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-importation-en-noun-oHLNfBur
  2. The act or an instance of carrying or conveying, especially into some system, place, area or country. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the act or an instance of carrying or conveying, especially into some system, place, area or country): вве́зення (vvézennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), ввіз (vviz) [masculine] (Ukrainian), і́мпорт (ímport) [masculine] (Ukrainian), імпортува́ння (importuvánnja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-importation-en-noun-kC4UM2qU Disambiguation of 'the act or an instance of carrying or conveying, especially into some system, place, area or country': 15 75 6 2 1
  3. That which is imported; commodities or wares introduced into a country from abroad. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-importation-en-noun-HHVwXoqQ
  4. (linguistics) The use of a term which consists of formally foreign elements. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics Translations (A term consisting of formally foreign elements): tuonti (Finnish), lexikalische Entlehnung [feminine] (German), lexikalischer Import [masculine] (German), lån [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-importation-en-noun-8PBqpC10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ation Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 21 32 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 15 15 20 42 8 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'A term consisting of formally foreign elements': 10 9 12 65 3
  5. (logic) The logical law (P→(Q→R))⇒((P∧Q)→R). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Logic
    Sense id: en-importation-en-noun-6CNER5qI Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

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