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deliration

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del⋅i⋅ra⋅tion

  [del-uh-rey-shuhn]
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–noun Archaic.
mental derangement; raving; delirium.
Origin:
1590–1600; < L dēlīrātiōn- (s. of dēlīrātiō) folly, equiv. to dēlīr(āre) to be silly, lit., go out of the furrow (dē- de- + līr(a) furrow + -āre inf. ending) + -ātiōn- -ation
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