obtention
English
Noun
obtention (usually uncountable, plural obtentions)
- (rare, sciences, law) The act of obtaining.
- Synonyms: acquiral, acquiring, acquisition, getting, obtainment, obtainal, obtainance
Further reading
- N[athan] Bailey (1721), “OBTENTION”, in An Universal Etymological English Dictionary: […], London: […] E. Bell, J. Darby, […], OCLC 220594298, column 1.
- "obtention" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔp.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃/
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Noun
obtention f (plural obtentions)
- the act of obtaining
Related terms
- obtenir
Further reading
- “obtention”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.