DEFLORATION


Meaning of DEFLORATION in English

/def'leuh ray"sheuhn, dee'fleuh-/ , n.

the act of deflowering.

[ 1350-1400; ME defloracioun defloracion defloration- (s. of defloratio ) a plucking of flowers, equiv. to deflorat ( us ) (ptp. of deflorare to DEFLOWER) + -ion- -ION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .