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adduction
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin adductio, adductionis, from adducō (“I bring to myself”), from ad + ducō (“I lead”). Compare French adduction. Equivalent to adduct + -tion See adduce.
Pronunciation
Noun
adduction (countable and uncountable, plural adductions)
- The act of adducing or bringing forward.
- 1860, Isaac Taylor, “(please specify the page)”, in Ultimate Civilization and Other Essays, London: Bell and Daldy […], →OCLC:
- an adduction of facts gathered from various quarters
- (anatomy) The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis
- Antonym: abduction
- Coordinate term: circumduction
Derived terms
Translations
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References
- “adduction”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio (France (Lyon)): (file)
Noun
adduction f (plural adductions)
- adduction (all senses)
Further reading
- “adduction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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