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calcation

Today it means: Synonym of trampling, the act of trampling someone or something, an instance of trampling. Full definition →

Latin calcatus

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Latin · derived fromcalcatus“trampled”
English todaycalcation

From calcate (“to trample”) + -ion (“forming abstract nouns”), from Latin calcatus (“trampled”), the past participle of calcāre (“to trample”) parsed via English -ate (“forming verbs”), from calx (“heel”) + -āre (“forming verbs”). Doublet of calque.

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