acupuncturation

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noun

Acupuncture

OriginEnglish acupuncture ← New Latin acūpūnctūra ← Latin pūnctūra →
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Meanings

nounacupuncturation (countable and uncountable, plural acupuncturations)

plural acupuncturations

  1. archaiccountableuncountablemedicineAcupuncture

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  2. Proto-Italic*akus
  3. Latinacus
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pewǵ-
  5. Proto-Italic*pungō
  6. Latinpungō
  7. Latinpūnctus
  8. Latinpūnctūra
  9. New Latinacūpūnctūra
  10. Englishacupuncture
  11. Englishacupuncturation

From acupuncture (verb) + -ation.

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APA

acupuncturation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acupuncturation

MLA

“acupuncturation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acupuncturation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acupuncturation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acupuncturation.

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