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im·por·ta·tion
 importation
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- pronunciation:
- Im
por
teI
sh
 n
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or business of bringing in foreign goods.
- similar words:
- import
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| definition 2: |
the process of drawing something from one area, country, sphere of activity, or the like, to be used in another.
the importation of musical ideas by painters |
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