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单词 nubilation
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nubilationn.

Brit. /ˌnjuːbᵻˈleɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌn(j)ubəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: nubilate v., -ion suffix1; Latin nūbilus , -ation suffix.
Etymology: Either < nubilate v. + -ion suffix1 (compare -ation suffix), or < classical Latin nūbilus cloudy (see nubilous adj.) + -ation suffix.
rare.
Cloudiness; the state or condition of being cloud-like.
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > [noun] > cloudiness
troublenessc1380
cloudiness1594
overcast1637
nimbosity1721
nubilation1874
1874 E. Coues Birds Northwest 613 Various degrees of this dusky nubilation approach in some specimens nearly to the uniform dusky below characterized.
1998 B. Benlitt Forged Feature xiii. 235 Theologically, we find liquid in its paradisal state of nubilation and evaporation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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