noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/dɪstɪˈleɪʃən/
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Canada, US:/ˌdɪstɪˈleɪʃən/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Australian:/dɪstɪˈlæɪʃən/
rhymes with -eɪʃən
CMU ARPABET:D IH2 S T AH0 L EY1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
That which falls in drops.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation.
Purification through repeated or continuous distilling; rectification.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract