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Dilatation
//ˌdaɪleɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n// noun
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Prolixity; diffuse discourse. uncountable, usually
- 2 the act of expanding an aperture wordnet
- 3 The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on all sides; the state of being dilated uncountable, usually
"These [boys being groomed as prostitutes] are sold by their parents (sometimes stolen from them), about the age of 4, and educated, while they are also subjected to a special physical training, which includes massage of the gluteal regions to favor development, dilatation of the anus, and epilation (which is not, however, practised by Chinese women)."
- 4 the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions wordnet
- 5 A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other organ. uncountable, usually
Etymology
From Old French dilatation, from Late Latin dīlātātio, early 15th c.
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