transfretation

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin trānsfretātiō, from Latin trāns (“across”) + fretum or fretus (“strait, channel”) + -ātiō.[1]

Noun

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transfretation (plural transfretations)

  1. a passage over a strait of narrow sea
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References

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  1. ^ “transfretation, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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