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- pronunciation:
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- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the height to which something rises or is raised, or its height above sea level or ground level.
Those houses would be safe during a flood, because they are at a high elevation.- synonyms:
- altitude, height
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| definition 2: |
the act of raising, or the condition of being raised.
The elevation of the roof for the new house took three days.- synonyms:
- heightening, lift
- similar words:
- advancement, improvement, promotion, rise
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| related words: |
ascent, height, plan |
The word elevation
contains the following part:
-ation
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ation
is a compound of -ate1 + -ion. It turns verbs ending in -ate into nouns (decorate/ decoration
). Not all nouns with this suffix, however, have a corresponding verb ending in -ate (information
, alteration).
Example words:
accusation, admiration, agitation, celebration, combination, communication, conversation, coronation, decoration, education, equation, imitation, information, irrigation, irritation, location, pronunciation, reservation, separation, transformation, translation, creation, elevation, discrimination, immigration, evaporation, vacation
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