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labefaction
[ lab-uh-fak-shuhn ]
noun
- a shaking or weakening; overthrow or downfall.
labefaction
/ ˌlæbɪfækˈteɪʃən; ˌlæbɪˈfækʃən /
noun
- rare.deterioration; weakening
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Word History and Origins
Origin of labefaction1
1610–20; < Late Latin labefactiōn- (stem of labefactiō ), equivalent to labefact ( us ) (past participle of labefacere to loosen) + -iōn- -ion
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Word History and Origins
Origin of labefaction1
C17: from Late Latin labefactiō, from Latin labefacere shake, from lābī to fall + facere to make
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