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recordation

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌɹɛkəɹˈdeɪʃən/
  • /ˌɹikɔɹˈdeɪʃən/
  • rhymes with -eɪʃən

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noun

Meaning 1

The act of giving legal status to a document by making it an official public record.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: law

Examples

  • Recordation by the Administrator of transfers of allowances shall amend automatically all applicable proposed or approved permit applications, compliance plans and permits. [42 U.S.C. 7651g]

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Old French recordacion (“record, memory”), from Latin recordatio.