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e⋅vac⋅u⋅a⋅tion

  [i-vak-yoo-ey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act or process of evacuating, or the condition of being evacuated; discharge or expulsion, as of contents.
2. Physiology. discharge, as of waste matter through the excretory passages, esp. from the bowels.
3. something evacuated or discharged.
4. the removal of persons or things from an endangered area.
5. clearance by removal of troops, equipment, etc.
6. the withdrawal or removal of troops, civilians, etc.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME evacuacioun < LL ēvacuātion- (s. of ēvacuātiō). See evacuate, -ion

Related forms:
e⋅vac⋅u⋅a⋅tive  [i-vak-yoo-ey-tiv] , adjective
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e·vac·u·a·tion   (ĭ-vāk'yōō-ā'shən)   
n.  
  1. The act of evacuating or the condition of being evacuated.
  2. Physiology
    1. Discharge of waste materials from the excretory passages of the body, especially from the bowels.
    2. The material so discharged.
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Evacuation

E*vac`u*a"tion\, n. [L. evacuatio: cf. F. ['e]vacuation.]

1. The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging. Specifically: (a) (Mil.) Withdrawal of troops from a town, fortress, etc. (b) (Med.) Voidance of any matter by the natural passages of the body or by an artificial opening; defecation; also, a diminution of the fluids of an animal body by cathartics, venesection, or other means.

2. That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool or other natural means. --Quincy.

3. Abolition; nullification. [Obs.] --Hooker.

Evacuation day, the anniversary of the day on which the British army evacuated the city of New York, November 25, 1783.
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Main Entry: evac·u·a·tion
Pronunciation: i-"vak-y&-'wA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the act or process of evacuating
2 : something evacuated or discharged
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evacuation e·vac·u·a·tion (ĭ-vāk'y&oomacr;-ā'shən)
n.
Discharge of waste materials from the excretory passages of the body, especially from the bowels.

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