The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lation
Lation \La"tion\, n. [L. latio, fr. latus borne. See Tolerate.] Transportation; conveyance. [Obs.]
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lation
n. (context astrology obsolete English) motion of a celestial object from one place to another; local motion.
Usage examples of "lation".
A most open and eager coition between the two peoples had been encouraged, and the pop-u lation had begun to grow.
These machic-o lations had been built in the time of kings who had still known the science of fortification, which Alengwyned and his thegns knew not.
Tsion taught that part of the popu lation decimation might be God's way of removing his most incorrigible enemies in anticipation of the coming epic battle.