Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A sowing or planting.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete A sowing or planting.

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  • noun obsolete A sowing or planting.

Etymologies

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Latin satio, from serere, satum, to sow.

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Examples

  • The GRP spotted the body close to Mankundu sation, around 11.30 am.

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  • Note that if you research this further, there are alternative spellings of “-zation” or “–sation” for both terms.

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  • Even more if Praha_Ruzyne is used as a long record sation per HL87.

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  • It included (of course) the ritual demoni-sation of Margaret Thatcher (uninterested in crime . . . surprisingly did not take a closer interest), a swipe at Conservative magistrates and their friends in the golf club and occasional quotes from Douglas Hurd to preserve the illusion of impartiality, but the whole tenor of the programme was liberal/ progressive/ reformist.

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  • Sir Charles gave me the particulars of the conver-sation that passed between him and Lady Clemen — tina in the garden.

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  • My aunt once, in the conclusion of this conver-sation, said.

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  • Every one joined in his request: and I was not backward to oblige them, as I thought the conver-sation bore a little too rough a cast, and was not likely to take a smoother turn.

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  • Lucy appeared; but seeing us engaged in conver-sation, was about to retire: but he, stepping to her, and taking both her hands Our Lucy, obligingly, said he, you must come in You are to be one judge of three in

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  • Conunon subjects afford only commonplace, and are soon exhausted: why, then, should conver-sation be confined to such narrow limits, and be liable to continual repetition; when, if people would start less beaten subjects, many doubts and difficulties concerning them might be cleared up, and tliey would accpiire

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  • But, Lucy, tell me May I, do you think, ex-plain the meaning of the word selfish used by Sir Charles in the conclusion of the library-conference at Colnebrook (and which puzzled me then to make out) by his disclaiming of selfishness in the conver-sation with the countess above recited?

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