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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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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
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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