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Meaning of labefaction | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/ˌlæb.əˈfæk.ʃən/

Definitions

The act of shaking or weakening or the resulting state; overthrow, ruination.

rare, uncountable

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Examples

“Man's labefaction did not occur in time past; nor does it wait upon time future.”
“1968, "The Casualty Loss Deduction and Consumer Expectation: Section 165(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code," The University of Chicago Law Review, vol. 36, no. 1, p. 224 (citing 54 F.2d 537 (2d Cir. 1931)), The court found "simply a steady labefaction from wind and weather more rapid than usual because of structural defects."”

CEFR level

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

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