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noun
a shaking or weakening; overthrow or downfall.
Origin:
1610–20;
<
Late Latin
labefactiōn-
(stem of
labefactiō
), equivalent to
labefact
(
us
) (past participle of
labefacere
to loosen) +
-iōn-
-ion
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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labefaction
or
labefactation
(ˌlæbɪˈfækʃən, ˌlæbɪfækˈteɪʃən)
—
n
rare
deterioration; weakening
[C17: from Late Latin
labefactiō,
from Latin
labefacere
shake, from
lābī
to fall +
facere
to make]
labefactation
or
labefactation
—
n
[C17: from Late Latin
labefactiō,
from Latin
labefacere
shake, from
lābī
to fall +
facere
to make]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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