Meanings
nounagaration (uncountable)
alternative agar-ation
- SingaporecolloquialuncountableEstimation
Free of dents and scrapes so far, any wrong move or salah agar-ation will mar the car’s flawless paintwork.
2000 December 28, Samuel Lee, “Life! This Weekend”, in The Straits Times, Singapore, page 6
Origin
- Malayagak“to estimate”
- Englishagaration
From Malay agak (“to estimate”) + -ation. The r is epenthetic.
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APA
agaration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agaration
MLA
“agaration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agaration. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agaration,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agaration.
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