Meanings
nounallectation (countable and uncountable, plural allectations)
plural allectations
- countableobsoleteuncountableenticement; allurement
I am to add , that with such allectation they were Tuned by the Musick-masters
1686, John Cosin, Two Letters […]
Origin
- Latinallectatio, allectationis
- Englishallectation
Borrowed from Latin allectatio, allectationis.
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allectation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allectation
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Chicago
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