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commolition

Noun CEFR C1
ˌkɑ.məˈlɪ.ʃən

Definitions

The act of grinding together.

obsolete, uncountable

Examples

“And whether these fragments of iron⟳ and hard substances swallowed by the Oestridge, have⟳ not also that use⟳ in their stomacks, which they have⟳ in other birds; that is, in some way to supply⟳ the use⟳ of teeth, by commolition, grinding and compression of their proper aliment, upon the action of the strongly conformed muscles of the stomack;”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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