importation

noun — 5 senses

importation

noun

Etymology From import + -ation.

1

The act or an instance of importing.

2

The act or an instance of carrying or conveying, especially into some system, place, area or country.

3

That which is imported; commodities or wares introduced into a country from abroad.

4

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences The use of a term which consists of formally foreign elements.

5

Human sciences, Logic, Mathematics, Philosophy, Sciences The logical law (P→(Q→R))⇒((P∧Q)→R).

Derived terms
nonimportation, overimportation, reimportation

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