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observation

[ ob-zur-vey-shuhn ]
/ ĖŒÉ’b zɜrĖˆveÉŖ ŹƒÉ™n /
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noun
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Origin of observation

1350ā€“1400; Middle English <Latin observātiōn- (stem of observātiō), equivalent to observāt(us) (past participle of observāre to observe) + -iōn--ion

synonym study for observation

8. See remark.

OTHER WORDS FROM observation

nonĀ·obĀ·serĀ·vaĀ·tion, nounpreĀ·obĀ·serĀ·vaĀ·tion, nounreĀ·obĀ·serĀ·vaĀ·tion, nounself-obĀ·serĀ·vaĀ·tion, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH observation

observance, observation
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How to use observation in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for observation

observation
/ (ĖŒÉ’bzəĖˆveÉŖŹƒÉ™n) /

noun
the act of observing or the state of being observed
a comment or remark
detailed examination of phenomena prior to analysis, diagnosis, or interpretationthe patient was under observation
the facts learned from observing
an obsolete word for observance
nautical
  1. a sight taken with an instrument to determine the position of an observer relative to that of a given heavenly body
  2. the data so taken

Derived forms of observation

observational, adjectiveobservationally, adverb
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