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==English==

 

===Etymology===

 

===Pronunciation===

* {{rhymes|en|eɪʃən|s=5}}

 

===Noun===

## {{senseid|en|coaptation of tissue}} {{lb|en|medicine}} The act of [[bringing]] [[together]] the [[edge]]s of [[tissue]] to be [[suture]]d.

##: {{synonyms|en|coaptation}}

## {{senseid|en|phonetic ballpark}} {{lb|en|linguistics}} The act of producing a [[near]]-simulation of the {{l|en|pronunciation}} of a foreign language for a {{l|en|loanword}} therefrom, or any given pronunciation resulting from that act.

##: {{hypo|en|hyperforeignism|q1=misplaced attempt at approximation}}

##: {{ux|en|For some loanwords borrowed from French into English, the standard English pronunciation is an '''approximation''' of the French, as with ''denoument''.}}

 

====Derived terms====

 

====Translations====

{{trans-top|act of approximating}}

* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|приближение}}

* Danish: {{t|da|tilnærmelse|c}}

* Russian: {{t+|ru|приближе́ние|n}}

* Spanish: {{t+|es|aproximación|f}}

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* {{l|en|interpolation}}

 

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===Pronunciation===

* {{fr-IPA}}

 

===Noun===