geniculation

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noun

The act of kneeling.

OriginLatin geniculatio →
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Meanings

noungeniculation (countable and uncountable, plural geniculations)

plural geniculations

  1. countableuncountableThe act of kneeling.

    Prayers, sermons, sacraments, geniculation, silence, attention, reverence, applause, knees, eyes, ears, mouths full of God: oh, that ye were thus always! oh, that this were your worst side!

    1622, Joseph Hall, The Deceit of Appearance (sermon)
  2. countableuncountableThe state of being bent abruptly at an angle.

Origin

  1. Latingeniculatio
  2. Englishgeniculation

Latin geniculatio a kneeling.

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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