˜yÐÄvlog

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natation

[ ney-tey-shuhn, na- ]

noun

  1. an act or the skill of swimming.


natation

/ ²Ôəˈ³Ù±ðɪʃə²Ô /

noun

  1. a formal or literary word for swimming See swimming
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Derived Forms

  • ²Ô²¹Ëˆ³Ù²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô²¹±ô, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²Ô²¹Â·³Ù²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô·²¹±ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of natation1

1535–45; < Latin ²Ô²¹³ÙÄå³Ù¾±Å²Ô- (stem of ²Ô²¹³ÙÄå³Ù¾±Å ), equivalent to ²Ô²¹³ÙÄå³Ù ( us ) (past participle of ²Ô²¹³ÙÄå°ù±ð to swim) + -¾±Å²Ô- -ion
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of natation1

C16: from Latin ²Ô²¹³ÙÄå³Ù¾±Å a swimming, from ²Ô²¹³ÙÄå°ù±ð to swim
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Example Sentences

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This animal is rendered more terrific from the velocity of his powers of natation, thus being able to discharge its thunder far and near.

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"By aid of careful auscultation," "And thinking on his late natation," "I think, I think that I deskiver," "A frog within this dear boy's liver."

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For them it is necessary for accuracy of natation that their soft, and in the squids long bodies, should be supported by such a framework as they possess.

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I wondered at what period of their lives they had acquired their dexterity at natation. 

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Though he was pitched by the heels into mucker about three times a week, that he might acquire the useful art of natation, he still seemed to grow dirtier and dirtier.

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