EVITATION

Etymology

Noun

evitation (countable and uncountable, plural evitations)

(obsolete) A shunning; avoidance.

Anagrams

• novitiate

Source: Wiktionary


Ev`i*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. evitatio.]

Definition: A shunning; avoidance. [Obs.] Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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