groundation

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noun

the state of (a teenager etc) being grounded

OriginEnglish ground ← Middle English ground ← Old English grund →
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Meanings

noungroundation (plural groundations)

plural groundations

  1. slangthe state of (a teenager etc) being grounded
  2. A Rastafarian meeting.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʰrem-
  2. Proto-Germanic*grunduz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*grundu
  4. Old Englishgrund
  5. Middle Englishground
  6. Englishground
  7. Englishgroundation

From ground + -ation.

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APA

groundation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groundation

MLA

“groundation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groundation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “groundation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groundation.

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