subministration

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noun

The act of subministering.

OriginLatin subministratio →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounsubministration (countable and uncountable, plural subministrations)

plural subministrations

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableThe act of subministering.

    a. 1639, Henry Wotton, a letter Mentz and Colen have broken by permission of Spinola ; nay , divers ways , by subministration of commodities to his Army

Origin

  1. Latinsubministratio
  2. Englishsubministration

Borrowed from Latin subministratio.

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APA

subministration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subministration

MLA

“subministration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subministration. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subministration,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subministration.

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