boation

English

Etymology

From Latin boātiō (“roaring”, “bellowing”), noun of action of boō (“I roar”, “I bellow”).[1]

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: bō.āʹshən, IPA^(key): /bəʊˈeɪʃən/,[1]

Noun

boation (countable and uncountable, plural boations)

(obsolete, uncountable) Bellowing.[1]
(obsolete, countable) A roar.[1]

References

“†boation” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

Anagrams

boniato, tobiano

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