porrection

P3O1R1R1E1C3T1I1O1N1
/pɔˈɹɛkʃən/

noun

The act of stretching forth, or holding forward, as if offering or handing over.

OriginLatin porrēctiō →
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Meanings

nounporrection (plural porrections)

plural porrections

  1. archaicThe act of stretching forth, or holding forward, as if offering or handing over.

    the Porrection of the instruſments

    1668, John Menzeis, Papimus Lucifugus […]
    1 more example

    The two flaps on the free end of the underlip clasp little clusters of pollen grains between them and grind them behind by quick alternate porrections and retractions

    1867, A. R. Wallace, letter to Charles Darwin

Origin

  1. Latinporrēctiō
  2. Englishporrection

From Latin porrēctiō, from porrēctus, past participle of porrigō. Compare French porrection. By surface analysis, porrect + -tion.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with porrection

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Anagrams

correptionrenotropic
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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