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delectation
[
dee-lek-
tey
-sh
uh
n
]
Origin
de·lec·ta·tion
/
ˌdi
lɛkˈteɪ
ʃən
/
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[
dee-lek-
tey
-sh
uh
n
]
Show IPA
noun
delight; enjoyment.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
delectacioun
<
Latin
dēlectātiōn-
(stem of
dēlectātiō
), equivalent to
dēlectāt
(
us
) (
see
delectate
) +
-iōn-
-ion
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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delectation
(ˌdiːlɛkˈteɪʃən)
—
n
pleasure; enjoyment
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
delectation
14c., from O.Fr. delectation (12c.), from L. delectationem, noun of action from delectare (see
delegate
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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