cassation
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Etymology 1[edit]
From French cassation, from Latin cassō (“destroy, annul”).
Noun[edit]
cassation (countable and uncountable, plural cassations)
- The abrogation of a law by a higher authority; annulment.
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Translations[edit]
the abrogation of a law by a higher authority; annulment
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Etymology 2[edit]
From German Kassation, from Italian cassazione
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Noun[edit]
cassation (plural cassations)
- (music) A piece of instrumental music of the eighteenth century similar to the serenade, and often performed outdoors.
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From casser.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ka.sa.sjɔ̃/, /kɑ.sa.sjɔ̃/
Audio (file) - Homophone: cassations
Noun[edit]
cassation f (plural cassations)
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Further reading[edit]
- “cassation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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