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UMPIRAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of umpiring
Example:
the officiating was excellent
Synonyms:
officiating; officiation; refereeing; umpirage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("umpirage" is a kind of...):
deciding; decision making (the cognitive process of reaching a decision)
Derivation:
umpire (be a referee or umpire in a sports competition)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Mediation by an umpire
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("umpirage" is a kind of...):
mediation (a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party)
Derivation:
umpire (be a referee or umpire in a sports competition)
