supputation

noun

sup·​pu·​ta·​tion

ˌsəpyəˈtāshən

plural -s

archaic

: the act or process or an instance of calculating : computation, reckoning

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin supputation-, supputatio, from supputatus (past participle of supputare to count up, reckon, from sub- + putare to consider, think) + -ion-, -io -ion

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