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visitation

noun

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  1. a coming to see another briefly for social or business reasons the pastor and curate could hardly express how honored they were to receive this visitation from the bishop Synonyms visit, callRelated Words drop-in, stopover; get-together, meeting, rendezvous, tryst

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