contesseration

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noun

A harmonious union.

OriginLatin contesseratio →
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Meanings

nouncontesseration (plural contesserations)

plural contesserations

  1. obsoleteA harmonious union.
  2. obsoleteThe act of contracting friendship.
  3. obsoleteAn assemblage.
  4. obsoleteA collection.

Origin

  1. Latincontesseratio“to contract friendship”
  2. Englishcontesseration

From Latin contesseratio (“to contract friendship”), from con- + tesserae (“square tablets; especially as friendship tokens”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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