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Webster 1913 Edition


Provection

Pro-vec′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
provectio
an advancement.]
(Philol.)
A carrying forward, as of a final letter, to a following word;
as, for example, a
nickname
for
an ekename
.

Definition 2024


provection

provection

English

Noun

provection (plural provections)

  1. (linguistics) The carrying forward of a final consonant to a following word, as in "nickname" for "an ekename".