"optation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: optations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin optatio. See option. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|optatio}} Latin optatio Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} optation (countable and uncountable, plural optations)
  1. (obsolete) A wish; a desire. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Related terms: co-optation, optate
    Sense id: en-optation-en-noun-vnIyNdGW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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