ˌdiməˈkāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin dimication-, dimicatio, from dimicatus (past participle of dimicare to fight, from di- — from dis- apart — + micare to flash) + -ion-, -io -ion; akin to Welsh dir mygu to despise, Persian miža, muža eyelash, Greek omichlē mist — more at dis- , mist
archaic : contest , strife