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visitation noun
/ˌvɪz.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ n Definition
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[C] an official visit from someone importanthumorous We're awaiting a visitation from the inspector.
On May 13, 1917 three young shepherd children reported a visitation from the Virgin Mary.
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[U] US when a divorced (= previously but no longer married) parent may spend time with the child(ren) he or she no longer lives with, at agreed times and under agreed conditionsThe mother agreed to visitation rights for the boys' father.
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[C] formal an event which is considered to be a message or a punishment from God(Definition of visitation noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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