ostension
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Synonyms: obtension, tension, ascension, extension, intension, obtention, sension, portension, ostensive, detension, distension
Antonyms: obtension, tension, ascension, extension, intension, obtention, sension, portension, ostensive, detension, distension
Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.
Noun
- {{lb|en|philosophy}} The act of presenting an [[ostensive]] definition.
- {{lb|en|human communication}} An act of showing or demonstrating.
- {{lb|en|Christianity}} The showing of the sacrament on the altar in order that it may receive the adoration of the communicants.
- {{lb|en|Folkloristics}} Real-life events that parallel well-known events from myth and folklore
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