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planation

noun
pla·​na·​tion | \ plā-ˈnā-shən How to pronounce planation (audio) \

Definition of planation

: the condition or process of becoming flattened

Examples of planation in a Sentence

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 Even guided tours of towns, monuments and hallowed grounds tend to focus on the Civil War and a way of planation life that ended, more or less, 150 years ago. — cleveland.com, "Cruising the Mississippi River: New ships, insightful port excursions update a nostalgic float," 23 June 2019

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First Known Use of planation

1877, in the meaning defined above

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