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Meaning of defiliation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

/dɪˌfɪliːˈ(j)eɪʃən/

Definitions

The separation of a child from its parents.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“[…] the tales of fairy-spiriting may shadow a lamentable verity, and the recovery of the young Montagu be but a solitary instance of good fortune, out of many irreparable and hopeless defiliations.”

CEFR level

C1

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

See also

Defiling DeFilippis DeFilippo defiltration definability Definable