nepotation

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/ˌnɛpəˈteɪʃn̩//ˌnɛpəʊˈteɪʃn̩/

noun

prodigal, dissolute, or uproarious behavior

OriginLate Latin nepōtātiō →
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Meanings

nounnepotation (usually uncountable, plural nepotations)

plural nepotations

  1. formalrareuncountableusuallyprodigal, dissolute, or uproarious behavior

    pernoctative nepotation (= riotous carousing through the night)

    2016, Garner's Modern English Usage, Fourth Editon, page 819

Origin

  1. Late Latinnepōtātiō
  2. Englishnepotation

From Late Latin nepōtātiō.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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