visitation
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5.8
- noun
- /ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃən/
- Formal
:
visita
- The department organized a biennial visitation to review the progress of ongoing projects and provide feedback.
- apostolic visitation
- home visitation
- visitation team
Examples
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Only seven recommendations throughout the entire institution were presented in the final report of the visitation committee.
Academic text (1990) -
His mother called to tell him visitation would be tomorrow night, the funeral Tuesday at ten.
Fiction book (1990) -
The visitation schedule will be as we discussed.
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The records of this visitation, however, were much less detailed than for other local churches.
Academic text (2000) -
The difference was attributed to NFP's use of nurses for home visitation.
Academic text (2010) -
Administrators must create a schedule for visitations to the induction teachers' classrooms to discuss instructional needs and lend support.
Academic text (2002) -
For example, in 1554, Bishop Antoine de Crequi of Nantes ordered a visitation to investigate heresy.
Academic text (2018) -
The school district conducted a thorough visitation of each classroom to ensure safety standards were met.
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During the visitation, the inspector noted several areas that needed improvement before the facility could reopen.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
An occasion when someone goes to see a person or place, usually for a short time
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2.3
A short visit to someone for business or social reasons
2
1.0
Going to see people or places for a short time
Antonyms
Compounds
- NSFW
1
9.3
A private visit in prison where a person sees their spouse for sexual contact
Permission for a prisoner to have private visits with their spouse for sex
How Official
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Visitation comes from the Latin verb visitare, meaning 'to go and see', and shares the same root as the everyday word visit, so a 'visitation' is often an official time when someone goes to check or inspect a place.