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contignation.

The act or process of framing or slotting together, or uniting, like beams in a fabric.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɒntɪɡˈneɪʃən/
  1. The act or process of framing or slotting together, or uniting, like beams in a fabric.

    archaic
  2. A framework or fabric, such as of beams.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Latin contignātiō, from contignō (“to join with beams”), from con- + tignum (“beam”).

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