groundation

groundation

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem-der.
Proto-Germanic *grunduz
Old English grund
Middle English ground
English ground
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English groundation

    From ground + -ation.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

    groundation (plural groundations)

    1. (slang) the state of (a teenager etc) being grounded
    2. A Rastafarian meeting.
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