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adduction

Pronunciation: /əˈdʌk.ʃn̩/

The English word “adduction” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The act of adducing or bringing forward.
  2. The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adductio, adductionis, from adducō (“to bring to oneself”), from ad + ducō (“to lead”). Compare French adduction. Equivalent to adduct + -ion or adduce + -tion. See adduce.

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