orientational

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adjective

Of or pertaining to orientation.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English orientation ← French orientation →
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Meanings

adjectiveorientational (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to orientation.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃er-
  2. Proto-Italic*oriōr
  3. Latinorior
  4. Latinorientem
  5. Frenchorient
  6. Frenchorienter
  7. Frenchorientation
  8. Englishorientation
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Englishorientational

From orientation + -al.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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