supputation

English

Noun

supputation (plural supputations)

  1. (obsolete) A calculation or computation; the act of calculating or computing; reckoning
    • 1643, Sir Thomas Browne, Religio Medici:
      The Romans, that erected a Temple to Fortune, acknowledged therein, though in a blinder way, somewhat of Divinity; for in a wise supputation all things begin and end in the Almighty.
  2. (obsolete) A method or system of calculating or reckoning.
  3. (obsolete) Estimation; estimate; considered opinion.
  4. (rare) A pruning or cutting of trees.

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French

Etymology

From supputer + -ation

Pronunciation

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Noun

supputation f (plural supputations)

  1. calculation, estimation

Further reading

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