AVERRUNCATIONS

Noun

averruncations

plural of averruncation

Anagrams

• intracavernous

Source: Wiktionary


AVERRUNCATION

Av`er*run*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. averroncation.]

1. The act of averting. [Obs.]

2. Eradication. [R.] De Quincey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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