noun
Meaning 1
plural of station
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
stations
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Pronunciation
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/ˈsteɪ.ʃənz/
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rhymes with -eɪʃənz
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CMU ARPABET: S T EY1 SH AH0 N Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
An infrequent religious gathering of family and friends spread over a few days, where Mass and the Rosary will be said in the home.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, capitalized, plural, plural-only, sometimes
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verb
Meaning 3
third-person singular simple present indicative of station
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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noun
Meaning 4
(Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Stations of the Cross
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: devotion, series
History
Etymology
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Real reading context