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def⋅lo⋅ra⋅tion

  [def-luh-rey-shuhn, dee-fluh-]
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–noun
the act of deflowering.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME defloracioun < OF defloracion < LL dēflōrātiōn- (s. of dēflōrātiō) a plucking of flowers, equiv. to dēflōrāt(us) (ptp. of dēflōrāre to deflower ) + -iōn- -ion
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def·lo·ra·tion   (děf'lə-rā'shən)   
n.  
  1. The act of deflowering.
  2. Rupture of the hymen, typically in sexual intercourse.

[Middle English defloracioun, from Late Latin dēflōrātiō, dēflōrātiōn-, from dēflōrātus, past participle of dēflōrāre, to deflower; see deflower.]
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Defloration

Def`lo*ra"tion\, n. [LL. defloratio: cf. F. d['e]floration.]

1. The act of deflouring; as, the defloration of a virgin. --Johnson.

2. That which is chosen as the flower or choicest part; careful culling or selection. [R.]

The laws of Normandy are, in a great measure, the defloration of the English laws. --Sir M. Hale.
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Main Entry: de·flo·ra·tion
Pronunciation: "def-l&-'rA-sh&n, "dE-fl&-
Function: noun
: rupture of the hymen —de·flo·rate /'def-l&-"rAt, 'dE-fl&-/ transitive verb -rat·ed; -rat·ing
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