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.

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