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Webster 1913 Edition
Importation
1.
The act of carrying, conveying, or delivering.
[R.]
2.
The act or practice of importing, or bringing into a country or state; – opposed to
exportation
. 3.
That which is imported; commodities or wares introduced into a country from abroad.
Webster 1828 Edition
Importation
IMPORTA'TION
, n.1.
The act or practice of importing, or of bringing from another country or state; opposed to exportation. Nations forbid the importation of commodities which are produced or manufactured in sufficient abundance at home.2.
The ware or commodities imported. The importations, this season, exceed those of the last.
3.
Conveyance.