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ABLACTATION
weaning, ablactation
(noun) the act of substituting other food for the mother’s milk in the diet of a child or young mammal
ablactation
(noun) the cessation of lactation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ablactation (countable and uncountable, plural ablactations)
The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young animals from their dam. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
(obsolete, horticulture) The process of grafting now called inarching, or "grafting by approach". [Attested from the late 17th century until the early 19th century.]
Source: Wiktionary
Ab`lac*ta"tion. n.
1. The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young beasts from their dam. Blount.
2. (Hort.)
Definition: The process of grafting now called inarching, or grafting by approach.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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