Deliquium

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Liquefaction through absorption of moisture from the air. physical
  2. 2
    a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain wordnet
  3. 3
    An abrupt loss of consciousness usually caused by an insufficient blood flow to the brain; fainting.

    "If he be locked in a close room, he is afraid of being stifled for want of air, and still carries biscuit, aquavitæ, or some strong waters about him, for fear of deliquiums, or being sick […]"

  4. 4
    A languid, maudlin mood. figuratively, literary
  5. 5
    An abrupt absence of sunlight, e.g. caused by an eclipse. rare

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dissolutionfaintfaintfusionmeltingpercolation

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"If he be locked in a close room, he is afraid of being stifled for want of air, and still carries biscuit, aquavitæ, or some strong waters about him, for fear of deliquiums, or being sick […]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin deliquium, from Latin delinquere (“to lack, to fail”).

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