Petrifactions

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of petrifaction form-of, plural

    "Mr. Delawarr, it must be confessed, took the matter much more coolly. Habits are the petrifactions of the feelings, and his habits were those of business. A resolution is never shaken by a conviction."

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arteriosclerosisatherosclerosishardeningpetrificationsclerosissetting

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"Mr. Delawarr, it must be confessed, took the matter much more coolly. Habits are the petrifactions of the feelings, and his habits were those of business. A resolution is never shaken by a conviction."

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