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Pronunciation varies by accent · suffix
The act of creating something, or (more broadly) any process involving the specified thing..
lith- (“stone”) + -i- + -faction → lithifaction (“the compaction and cementation of sediment into rock”)
aer- (“air”) + -i- + -faction → aerifaction (“aeration, hyperinflation of the lungs”)
Use -faction when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
-faction means The act of creating something, or (more broadly) any process involving the specified thing..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
lith- (“stone”) + -i- + -faction → lithifaction (“the compaction and cementation of sediment into rock”)
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