Calcation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of trampling, the act of trampling someone or something, an instance of trampling. rare
  2. 2
    Synonym of kick, the act of kicking someone or something, an instance of kicking. rare

    "Even a few supernumerary calcations would have been overlooked."

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kicktrampling

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"Even a few supernumerary calcations would have been overlooked."

Etymology

From calcate (“to trample”) + -ion (“forming abstract nouns”), from Latin calcatus (“trampled”), the past participle of calcāre (“to trample”) parsed via English -ate (“forming verbs”), from calx (“heel”) + -āre (“forming verbs”). Doublet of calque.

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