placation

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placation

/pleɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

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From Latin placatio.

noun placations

countable, uncountable A process or act of placating; appeasement or an expression of appeasement. The refusal, at certain times and seasons, of food that in itself is hygienically good and palatable, in placation of a deity, or, without further explanation, to avoid bad luck, is well known among the lower tribes of men.

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Español	aplacamiento, aplacación (disused)

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@misc{placation_2026,
  title = {placation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/placation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}