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visitation

vi·si·ta·tion

UK/ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃən/ US/ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event

  • “his mother-in-law”
  • “;”
  • “;”
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2.

any disaster or catastrophe

  • “a visitation of the plague”
3.

an official visit for inspection or supervision

  • “the commissioner made visitations to all the precinct stations”
  • “the recent visitation of the bishop to his diocese”

Origin

From Anglo-Norman visitacioun, from Old French visitacion, from Latin vīsitātiō. By surface analysis, visit + -ation.

Phrases

  • conjugal visitation
  • Nun of the Visitation

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