English Explanatory Dictionary

contignation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or process of framing or slotting together, or uniting, like beams in a fabric.
  2. A framework or fabric, such as of beams.

Pronunciation

/kɒntɪɡˈneɪʃən/

Word forms

contignation contignations

Etymology

From Latin contignātiō, from contignō (“to join with beams”), from con- + tignum (“beam”).

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