English Explanatory Dictionary

nunnation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative spelling of nunation.
  2. A stammering speech disorder, in which the /n/ sound is given to other consonants.
  3. An inclination of Germanic languages to employ -n in endings.

Word forms

nunnation nunnations

Etymology

From nun + -ation, from Arabic نُون (nūn, “the letter ن”).

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