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Natation

Natation \Na*ta"tion\, n. [L. natatio, fr. natare to swim: cf. F. natation. See Natant.] The act of floating on the water; swimming.
--Sir T. Browne.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
natation

1650s, from Latin natationem (nominative natatio), noun of action from past participle stem of natare "to swim" (see natant).

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natation

n. The act or process of swimming

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Bliss to the effect that all his children should be taught the art of natation as soon as they were born.