roration

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin rōrātio (“dewfall”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: rôrāʹshən, IPA(key): /rəʊˈreɪʃən/ (General American) IPA(key): /rəˈreɪʃən/ === Noun === roration (plural rorations) Synonym of dewfall. ==== Related terms ==== rore (obsolete) === References === The Universal Etymological English Dictionary (1727), volume II of An Universal Etymological English Dictionary (1721), by Nathaniel Bailey  A Falling of Dew. “roˈration²” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]