Contignation
Pronunciation : Con`tig*na"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. contignatio, fr. contignare to join with beams; con- + tignum beam.]
Definition : 1. The act or process of framing together, or uniting, as beams in a fabric. Burke.
2. A framework or fabric, as of beams. Sir H. Wotton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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