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dilaceration

American  
[dih-las-uh-rey-shuhn, dahy-] / dɪˌlæs əˈreɪ ʃən, daɪ- /

noun

  1. the act of dilacerating.

  2. the state of being dilacerated.

  3. Dentistry. displacement in the position of a developing tooth, resulting in angulation or distortion.

Etymology

Origin of dilaceration

1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin dīlacerātiōn- (stem of dīlacerātiō ) a tearing to pieces, equivalent to dīlacerāt ( us ) ( see dilacerate) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

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Besides, things which may perhaps be practiced innocently where they are familiar, produce a moral dilaceration in the course of their being introduced where they are new.

From Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject by Elliott, E. N.

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