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Meaning of Mastication | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
mæstɪˈkeɪʃən

Definitions

  1. The process of chewing.
  2. The process of crushing as though chewed.

Equivalents

العربية مضغ
Български дъвчене
Deutsch Mastikation
Español masticación
Français mastication
Gaeilge cogaint
Italiano masticazione
日本語 咀嚼
한국어 저작
Português mastigação
Українська жува́ння

Examples

““It is no more blasphemous than that thing which is swiping our meat,” I replied, for whatever the thing was, it had leaped upon our deer and was devouring it in great mouthfuls which it swallowed without mastication. The creature appeared to be a great lizard at least ten feet high, with a huge, powerful tail as long as its torso, mighty hind legs and short forelegs.”

CEFR level

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