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boundation

noun

Etymology

From bound + -ation.

  1. derived from bombus — “a humming or buzzing”
  2. derived from bombitō — “hum, buzz”
  3. derived from bondir — “leap", "bound", originally "make a loud resounding noise”
  4. inherited from *bounden✻
  5. suffixed as boundation — “bound + ation”

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being bound or obliged

    The state or quality of being bound or obliged; obligation.

    • Me [David Gribble]: […] What do you mean when you say "Free Progress"? / Jacqueline: Like we were not - we had no boundations to learn anything - if we wanted to do painting we could just do it.
    • For example, cheques, bank drafts etc. do not have legal boundation. One may accept or refuse them. It is also called fiduciary money, as it is accepted as money on the basis of trust between the payer and payee.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA