castellation

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Synonyms: constellation, stellation, instellation, cancellation, cantillation, castellations, cultellation

Antonyms: constellation, stellation, instellation, cancellation, cantillation, castellations, cultellation

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The act or process of making a building into a [[castle]].
2. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The addition of [[battlement#Noun|battlements]] to a building, as for example when a feudal manor house needed [[fortification#Noun|fortification]] against border-raider attacks.
3. {{lb|en|countable}} Any of a set of [[slot#Noun|slots]] or [[groove#Noun|grooves]] in an object, often [[machine#Verb|machined]] into a metal [[part#Noun|part]], as for example on a [[castellated nut#Noun|castellated nut]].

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