The act of making, fashioning, or feigning something; the process of creation or formation.
Formed from 'fict' with the Latin suffix '-ation,' which turns verbs into abstract nouns describing the action itself. This pattern created thousands of English nouns like 'creation,' 'examination,' and 'sensation.'
The '-ation' suffix is one of the most powerful word-builders in English—it lets you turn almost any verb into a noun describing the process! English borrowed this pattern from Latin and uses it constantly.
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