Meaning of Effacement | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The act of expunging, of wiping out; expungement.
   countable, uncountable
2. Withdrawal in order to make oneself inconspicuous; the making of oneself inconspicuous.
   countable, uncountable
3. A shortening, or thinning, of the cervix before or during early labour.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Native Americans seem to have always placed great value on silence and direct experience, and in indigenous cultures in general, silence denotes respect and self-effacement.”

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