Limation

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of filing, polishing, or refining. archaic, uncountable

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ablationabrasionabrasiveattritionchafedressing

Etymology

From Latin limatus, past participle of limare (“to file”), from lima (“file”). Compare French limation.

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