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Meaning of commolition | Babel Free

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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See also

common common alder common amaranth common ancestor common antilog common antilogarithm

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