obtention

English

Noun

obtention (uncountable)

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

Synonyms

• acquiring
• getting
• obtainment

References

• N[athan] Bailey (1721) “OBTENTION”, in An Universal Etymological English Dictionary: […], London: […] E. Bell, J. Darby, […], →OCLC, column 2.
• "obtention" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011.

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French

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Noun

obtention f (plural obtentions)

1. the act of obtaining

Related terms

• obtenir

Further reading

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