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In operation Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

In operation has 2 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adjective · Prep_phrase

Definitions
Adjective
1

being in effect or operation

"de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations"

"bus service is in operation during the emergency"

"the company had several operating divisions"

Prep_phrase
1

activated; functional; functioning; operating; working

Example Sentences
"de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations" adjective
"bus service is in operation during the emergency" adjective
"the company had several operating divisions" adjective
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Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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