IMPLETION

Etymology

Noun

impletion (plural impletions)

An act of filling; the state of being full.

A substance which fills, a filling.

Source: Wiktionary


Im*ple"tion, n. Etym: [L. impletio. See Implement.]

1. The act of filling, or the state of being full. Sir T. Browne.

2. That which fills up; filling. Coleridge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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