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delectation

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de⋅lec⋅ta⋅tion

  [dee-lek-tey-shuhn]
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–noun
delight; enjoyment.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME delectacioun < L dēlectātiōn- (s. of dēlectātiō), equiv. to dēlectāt(us) (see delectate ) + -iōn- -ion
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de·lec·ta·tion   (dē'lěk-tā'shən)   
n.  

  1. Delight.

  2. Enjoyment; pleasure.


[Middle English delectacioun, from Old French, from Latin dēlectātiō, dēlectātiōn-, from dēlectus, past participle of dēlectāre, to please; see delight.]
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