Etymology

ostension

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Today it means: The act of presenting an ostensive definition. Full definition →

Middle French ostension ← Latin ostensiō, ostensiōnem
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromostensiō, ostensiōnem
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromostension
  3. English todayostension

Borrowed from Middle French ostension, in turn from Latin ostensiō, ostensiōnem.

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