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settlementation

noun

Etymology

From settlement + -ation.

  1. derived from saht
  2. inherited from sahtlian
  3. inherited from sahtlen
  4. derived from setl
  5. inherited from setlan — “to settle, seat, put to rest”
  6. inherited from setlen
  7. formed as settlement — “settle + -ment”
  8. formed as settlementation — “settlement + -ation”

Definitions

  1. Settlement, especially in an area that has no official incorporation or legal claim made…

    Settlement, especially in an area that has no official incorporation or legal claim made on it.

    • John White led one of the first settlementations.
    • There were relatively few, but large and widely scattered villages (rural towns) and in the space between a scattered settlementation of dry-stone shelters and masserie.

  2. The act of settling, or becoming firm or fixed in position.

    • On the other hand, it is necessary to have a highly structured vegetation on shore and good attainable feeding grounds near the waters. These are the suppositions of settlementation of waters by geese.
    • The reinforced steel columns showed no signs of over-stressing due to uneven settlementation.
    • Primary stage – removal of insoluble particulate material by screening, the addition of coagulants, followed by settlementation.

The neighborhood

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