RUSTICATION

rustication

(noun) banishment into the country

rustication

(noun) temporary dismissal of a student from a university

rustication

(noun) the action of retiring to and living in the country

rustication

(noun) the construction of masonry or brickwork in a rustic manner

rustication

(noun) the condition naturally attaching to life in the country

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

rustication (countable and uncountable, plural rustications)

The act of rusticating (intransitive verb sense).

The act of being rusticated (transitive verb sense).

(UK, military) The process of posting a person or relocating a unit from London (or a command HQ) to elsewhere in the country.

Anagrams

• urtications

Source: Wiktionary


Rus`ti*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. rusticatio.]

1. The act of rusticating, or the state of being rusticated; specifically, the punishment of a student for some offence, by compelling him to leave the institution for a time.

2. (Arch.)

Definition: Rustic work.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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