importation

noun

Etymology

From import + -ation.

  1. derived from importō — “bring in from abroad, import
  2. derived from emporter
  3. inherited from importen
  4. formed as importation — “import + -ation

Definitions

  1. The act or an instance of importing.

  2. The act or an instance of carrying or conveying, especially into some system, place, area…

    The act or an instance of carrying or conveying, especially into some system, place, area or country.

  3. That which is imported

    That which is imported; commodities or wares introduced into a country from abroad.

  4. + 2 more definitions
    1. The use of a term which consists of formally foreign elements.

    2. The logical law (P→(Q→R))⇒((P∧Q)→R).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for importation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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