rustication

noun

rus·​ti·​ca·​tion

plural -s

1

: the act of rusticating : the state of being rusticated : retirement to or residence in the country

a period of rustication before taking up his new duties

2

a

: suspension from a college, university, or professional society

anything from a small fine to rustication …

—Time

b

: the act of suspending or the state of being suspended

3

a

: the practice of rusticating masonry

b

: masonry having the surface textured, reticulated, or otherwise accented or the joints emphasized

Word History

Etymology

Latin rustication-, rusticatio, from rusticatus + -ion, -io -ion

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Rhymes for rustication

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation