defloration
pronunciation
How to pronounce defloration in British English:
UK [ˌdeflə'reɪʃən]
How to pronounce defloration in American English:
US [ˌdeflɔ'reɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something
- the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse)
Word Origin
- defloration (n.)
- late 14c., "culling of the finest passages from books," from Old French desfloracion (14c.), from Latin deflorationem "plucking of flowers," also "taking of (a woman's) virginity," noun of action from past participle stem of deflorare (see deflower). Compare also anthology. Also used in Middle English with reference to virginity from c. 1400.
Example
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