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BENIGHTMENT
Etymology
Noun
benightment (usually uncountable, plural benightments)
The state or condition of being benighted.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*night"ment, n.
Definition: The condition of being benighted.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUPERFETATION
(noun) fertilization of a second ovum after a pregnancy has begun; results in two fetuses of different ages in the uterus at the same time; “superfetation is normal in some animal species”
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