condensation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun (psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams
noun the process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state
noun atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold

From condense + -ation, borrowed from Latin condēnsātiō, condēnsātiōnem.

It was merely the condensation of the man. — Moby Dick; Or, The Whale, Herman Melville
They were the abbreviated condensations of three dossiers. — Supermind, Randall Garrett
They were the abbreviated condensations of three dossiers. — Occasion ... for Disaster, Randall Garrett

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