UMPIRAGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does umpirage mean? 

• UMPIRAGE (noun)
  The noun UMPIRAGE has 2 senses:

1. mediation by an umpire

2. the act of umpiring

  Familiarity information: UMPIRAGE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UMPIRAGE (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of umpiring

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

officiating; officiation; refereeing; umpirage

Context example:

the officiating was excellent

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)