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disengagement

[dis-en-geyj-muhnt] Origin

dis·en·gage·ment

[dis-en-geyj-muhnt]
noun
1.
the act or process of disengaging or the state of being disengaged.
2.
freedom from obligation or occupation; leisure.
3.
Obstretrics. (during childbirth) the emergence of the head or the presenting part of the fetus from the vulva.

Origin:
1640–50; disengage + -ment
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disengagement (ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt)
 
n
1.  the act or process of disengaging or the state of being disengaged
2.  leisure; ease

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disengagement
1640s, from disengage.
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disengagement dis·en·gage·ment (dĭs'ěn-gāj'mənt)
n.
The emergence of the presenting part of the fetus from the vaginal canal during childbirth.


dis'en·gage' v.

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