Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of trampling, the act of trampling someone or something, an instance of trampling.
nounSynonym of kick, the act of kicking someone or something, an instance of kicking.
Origin
- Latincalcatus“trampled”
- Englishcalcation
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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calcation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calcation
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