ablactation
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English ablactacioun from Late Latin ablactatio, ablactō (“to wean”) from ab (“without”) + lacto (“suckle”),[1] from lac (“milk”); equivalent to ab- + lactation.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ablactation (countable and uncountable, plural ablactations)
- The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young animals from their dam. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).][1]
- (obsolete, horticulture) Inarching. [Attested from the late 17th century until the early 19th century.][1]
Descendants[edit]
- → Polish: ablaktacja
Translations[edit]
weaning
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References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “ablactation”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Noun[edit]
ablactation f (plural ablactations)
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