natation

na·ta·tion

N0024900 (nā-tā′shən, nă-)n. The act or skill of swimming.

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[Latin natātiō, natātiōn-, from natātus, past participle of natāre, frequentative of nāre, to swim; see snā- in Indo-European roots.]

natation

(nəˈteɪʃən) na formal or literary word for swimming. See swimming[C16: from Latin natātiō a swimming, from natāre to swim] naˈtational adj

na•ta•tion

(neɪˈteɪ ʃən, næ-)

n. the act or skill of swimming. [1535–45; < Latin natātiō=natā(re) to swim + -tiō -tion] na•ta′tion•al, adj.

natation

the act or art of swimming or floating on water. — natatory, — natatorial, adj.See also: Athletics

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Noun

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natation - the act of someone who floats on the waterfloatingswim, swimming - the act of swimming; "it was the swimming they enjoyed most": "they took a short swim in the pool"dead-man's float, prone float - a floating position with the face down and arms stretched forward