calcation

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calcation

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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.

noun calcations

rare Synonym of trampling, the act of trampling someone or something, an instance of trampling.
Similar: trampling
rare Synonym of kick, the act of kicking someone or something, an instance of kicking. Even a few supernumerary calcations would have been overlooked.
Similar: kick

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@misc{calcation_2026,
  title = {calcation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/calcation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}