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defloration

 
Dictionary: def·lo·ra·tion   (dĕf'lə-rā'shən) pronunciation
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n.
  1. The act of deflowering.
  2. Rupture of the hymen, typically in sexual intercourse.

[Middle English defloracioun, from Late Latin dēflōrātiō, dēflōrātiōn-, from dēflōrātus, past participle of dēflōrāre, to deflower. See deflower.]


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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something

Meaning #2: the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse)

 
 

 

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