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German
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin praedatio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʁɛ(ː)daˈt͡si̯oːn/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /pʁeːdaˈt͡si̯oːn/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: Prä‧da‧ti‧on
Noun
Prädation f (genitive Prädation, plural Prädationen)
- (biology) predation (the preying of one animal on others)
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