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defloration

 
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def·lo·ra·tion

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(dĕf'lə-rā'shən) pronunciation
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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