aprication
English
Etymology
apricate + -ion.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æpɹɪˈkeɪʃən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /æpɹiˈkeɪʃən/
- Hyphenation: apric‧at‧ion
Noun
aprication (uncountable)
- (rare) The act of apricating, or basking in the sun.
- 2007, André Aciman, Call Me by Your Name, New York, N.Y.: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN; republished New York, N.Y.: Picador, 2008, →ISBN, page 26:
- We would tease him about the countless hours he would spend soaking in suntan lotion as he lay on the same exact spot along the pool. "How long were you in heaven this morning?" my mother would ask. "Two straight hours. But I plan to return early this afternoon for a much longer aprication."
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Related terms
- apricate
- apricity