obtention

English

Noun

obtention (usually uncountable, plural obtentions)

1. (rare, sciences, law) The act of obtaining.

   Synonyms: acquiral, acquiring, acquisition, getting, obtainment, obtainal, obtainance

Further reading

• N[athan] Bailey (1721) “OBTENTION”, in An Universal Etymological English Dictionary: […], London: […] E. Bell, J. Darby, […], →OCLC, column 1.
• "obtention" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011.

French

Etymology

From obtenir +‎ -tion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔp.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

obtention f (plural obtentions)

1. the act of obtaining

   l’obtention d’une bourse d’études ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Further reading

• “obtention”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.