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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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