| ANTEPOSITION | • anteposition n. (Rare) The placing of something in front of something else, especially of words in a sentence. • ANTEPOSITION n. the position opposite a given part of a plant. |
| DISQUISITION | • disquisition n. A methodical inquiry or investigation. • disquisition n. A lengthy, formal discourse that analyses or explains some topic; (loosely) a dissertation or treatise. • DISQUISITION n. a carefully argued examination of a topic. |
| MALNUTRITION | • malnutrition n. A lack of adequate nourishment. • MALNUTRITION n. inadequate or faulty nutrition. |
| PERQUISITION | • perquisition n. A thorough inquiry or search. • PERQUISITION n. a diligent inquiry. |
| POSTPOSITION | • postposition n. (Grammar) A word that has the same purpose as a preposition but comes after the noun. • postposition n. The act of placing after, or the state of being placed after. • POSTPOSITION n. the placing of a grammatical element after a word to which it is primarily related in a sentence. |
| PRECOGNITION | • precognition n. (Parapsychology) Knowledge of the future; understanding of something in advance, especially as a form… • precognition n. (Scotland, law) The practice of taking a factual statement from a witness before a trial. • PRECOGNITION n. clairvoyance relating to an event or state not yet experienced. |
| PRECONDITION | • precondition n. A condition that requires satisfaction before taking a course of action. • precondition n. A medical illness, ailment, or adverse condition that exists before an insurance policy takes effect. • precondition v. (Medicine, biology) To condition in advance. |
| REDEFINITION | • redefinition n. The act or event of redefining. • REDEFINITION n. the act of redefining. |
| REIMPOSITION | • reimposition n. The act of reimposing; the act of imposing something again. • REIMPOSITION n. the act of reimposing. |
| SUPERSTITION | • superstition n. A belief or beliefs, not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, that events may be influenced… • superstition n. (Archaic) Excessive nicety; overscrupulousness. • SUPERSTITION n. false worship or religion; an ignorant and irrational belief in supernatural agency. |
| TRIPARTITION | • tripartition n. A division by threes, or into three parts; the taking of a third part of any number or quantity. • tripartition v. (Transitive) To partition into three. • TRIPARTITION n. division into three parts. |
| VOMITURITION | • vomiturition n. (Medicine) Repeated ineffectual attempts at vomiting; retching. • VOMITURITION n. violent retching. |