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Meaning of Delectation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌdiːlɛkˈteɪʃən

Definitions

Great pleasure; delight.

countable, uncountable

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Examples

“Do not let us men despise these instincts because we cannot feel them. These women were made for our comfort and delectation, gentlemen,—with all the rest of the minor animals.”

CEFR level

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