Meanings
nounevitation (countable and uncountable, plural evitations)
plural evitations
- countableobsoleteuncountableAn avoidance.
It is certain that in all bodies there is an appetite of union , and evitation of solution of continuity
1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “III. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC
Origin
- Latinevitatio
- Englishevitation
Latin evitatio.
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evitation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evitation
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“evitation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evitation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “evitation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evitation.
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