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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fo•men•ta•tion (fō′men tā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - encouragement of discord, rebellion, etc.;
instigation. - the application of warm liquid, ointments, etc., to the surface of the body.
- the liquid, ointments, etc., so applied.
- Late Latin fōmentātiōn- (stem of fōmentātiō), equivalent. to fōmentāt(us) (past participle of fōmentāre to foment) + -iōn- -ion
- Middle English 1350–1400
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