Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IG-NI'TION
IG-NI'TION, n.
- The act of kindling, or setting on fire.
- The act or operation of communicating fire or heat, till the substance becomes red or luminous.
- The state of being kindled; more generally, the state of being heated to redness or luminousness.
- Calcination.
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