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RUSTICATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Banishment into the country
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("rustication" is a kind of...):
banishment; proscription (rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone)
Derivation:
rusticate (send to the country)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Temporary dismissal of a student from a university
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("rustication" is a kind of...):
suspension; temporary removal (a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc))
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Derivation:
rusticate (suspend temporarily from college or university, in England)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The action of retiring to and living in the country
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("rustication" is a kind of...):
retirement (withdrawal from your position or occupation)
Derivation:
rusticate (live in the country and lead a rustic life)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The construction of masonry or brickwork in a rustic manner
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("rustication" is a kind of...):
building; construction (the act of constructing something)
Derivation:
rusticate (lend a rustic character to)
rusticate (give (stone) a rustic look)
Sense 5
Meaning:
The condition naturally attaching to life in the country
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("rustication" is a kind of...):
condition; status (a state at a particular time)
Derivation:
rusticate (lend a rustic character to)
rusticate (live in the country and lead a rustic life)
