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noun
The act or process of macerating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: bonyness, boniness, emaciation, gauntness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: leanness, thinness, spareness
noun
softening due to soaking or steeping
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: softening
History
Latin mācerātiō.
Across languages
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
