English Explanatory Dictionary

importation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or an instance of importing.
  2. The act or an instance of carrying or conveying, especially into some system, place, area or country.
  3. That which is imported; commodities or wares introduced into a country from abroad.
  4. The use of a term which consists of formally foreign elements.
  5. The logical law (P→(Q→R))⇒((P∧Q)→R).

Word forms

importation importations

Etymology

From import + -ation.

Derived words

nonimportation overimportation reimportation
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