| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| aviation |
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| SYLLABICATION: | a·vi·a·tion |
| PRONUNCIATION: |    v - sh n,  v- |
| NOUN: | 1. The operation of aircraft. 2. The design, development, and production of aircraft. 3. Military aircraft. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, from Latin avis, bird. See awi- in Appendix I.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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