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station

The correct spelling is station.

How to pronounce station

/ˈsteɪʃən/
noun

IPA: /ˈsteɪʃən/

Say it like: Sta-sho-n

The correct spelling is station. A stopping place. For example: "She had ambitions beyond her station."

Usage Examples

She had ambitions beyond her station.

I used to listen to that radio station.

I was stationed on the pier.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A stopping place.
  2. 2.A place where workers are stationed.
  3. 3.Any of the Stations of the Cross.
  4. 4.The Roman Catholic fast of the fourth and sixth days of the week, Wednesday and Friday, in memory of the council which condemned Christ, and of his passion.
  5. 5.A church in which the procession of the clergy halts on stated days to say stated prayers.

verb

  1. 1.(usually passive) To put in place to perform a task.
  2. 2.To put in place to perform military duty.

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