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instinction

noun
in·​stinc·​tion | \ ə̇nzˈtiÅ‹(k)shÉ™n, ə̇nˈst-\
plural -s

Definition of instinction

1 obsolete : instinct
2 : instinctive behavior

History and Etymology for instinction

obsolete English, instigation, inspiration, from Middle French, from Late Latin instinction-, instinctio, from Latin instinctus (past participle) + -ion-, -io -ion

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