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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024-tion, suffix. - -tion is attached to verbs to form nouns that refer to actions or states of the verb:relate + -tion → relation;sect- + -tion → section;abbreviate + -tion → abbreviation.
Compare -ion. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024-tion, - a suffix occurring in words of Latin origin, used to form abstract nouns from verbs or stems not identical with verbs, whether as expressing action (revolution;
commendation), or a state (contrition;
starvation), or associated meanings (relation;
temptation).
Also, -ation, -cion, -ion, -sion, -xion. - Latin -tiōn- (stem of -tiō), equivalent. to -t(us) past participle suffix + -iōn- -ion
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -tion suffix forming nouns - indicating state, condition, action, process, or result: election, prohibition
Etymology: from Old French, from Latin -tiō, -tiōn- |