transfretation

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noun

a passage over a strait of narrow sea

OriginLatin trānsfretātiō →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nountransfretation (plural transfretations)

plural transfretations

  1. a passage over a strait of narrow sea

Origin

  1. Latintrāns“across”
  2. Latintrānsfretātiō
  3. Englishtransfretation

From Latin trānsfretātiō, from Latin trāns (“across”) + fretum or fretus (“strait, channel”) + -ātiō.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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