recordation

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/ˌɹɛkəɹˈdeɪʃən//ˌɹikɔɹˈdeɪʃən/

noun

The act of giving legal status to a document by making it an official public record.

“Recordation by the Administrator of transfers of allowances shall amend automatically all applicable proposed or approved permit applications, compliance plans and permits. [42 U.S.C. 7651g]”

OriginOld French recordacion ← Latin recordatio →
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Meanings

nounrecordation (countable and uncountable, plural recordations)

plural recordations

  1. countableuncountablelawThe act of giving legal status to a document by making it an official public record.

    Recordation by the Administrator of transfers of allowances shall amend automatically all applicable proposed or approved permit applications, compliance plans and permits. [42 U.S.C. 7651g]

Origin

  1. Latinrecordatio
  2. Old Frenchrecordacion“record, memory”
  3. Englishrecordation

From Old French recordacion (“record, memory”), from Latin recordatio.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with recordation

informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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