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noun
The act of expunging, of wiping out; expungement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Withdrawal in order to make oneself inconspicuous; the making of oneself inconspicuous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A shortening, or thinning, of the cervix before or during early labour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: self-effacement
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: withdrawal
noun
shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: organic process, biological process
History
Etymology tree Old French esfacier French effacer Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Middle French -ment French -ment French effacementbor. English effacement Borrowed from French effacement.
Across languages
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