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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
aviation/eɪviˈeɪʃn/

▶noun the activity or business of operating and flying aircraft.

– derivatives
aviate verb.

– origin C19: from Fr., formed from L. avis ‘bird’.

'aviation' also found in these Oxford entries:

aerospace - avionics - CAA - envelope - FAA - GA - ICAO - spirit

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