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emanation.

The act of flowing or proceeding (of something, quality, or feeling) from a source or origin.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌɛməˈneɪʃən/
  1. The act of flowing or proceeding (of something, quality, or feeling) from a source or origin.

    countable · uncountable
  2. That which issues, flows, or proceeds from any object as a source; efflux; an effluence.

    countable · uncountable
    Perfume is an emanation from a flower.
  3. (physics, chemistry) The element radon (Rn)

    obsolete · uncountable
  4. The generation of the Son and the procession of the Holy Spirit, as distinct from the origination of created beings.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin exder. Latin ē Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-no-der. Latin mānō Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Latin mānāre Latin ēmānārebor. English emanate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English emanation From emanate + -ion.

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