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单词 remigation
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remigationn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin rēmigātiōn-, rēmigātiō.
Etymology: < classical Latin rēmigātiōn-, rēmigātiō action of rowing < rēmigāt- , past participial stem of rēmigāre remigate v. + -iō -ion suffix1; compare -ation suffix. Compare remigate v.
Obsolete. rare.
The action or an act of rowing.Erroneously explained by Cockeram and Blount, through association of the initial letters with the prefix re-.
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society > travel > travel by water > propelling boat by oars, paddle, or pole > [noun] > rowing
rowingOE
rowth1467
remigation1623
oarage1872
1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Remigation, a rowing backe.
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Remigation, a rowing or sailing back again.
1724 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (ed. 2) Remigation, a rowing.
1842 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 52 726 A man, versed in Latin and Greek, is not, therefore, acquainted with the mechanic laws of remigation or of shipbuilding.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online September 2020).
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