DEFILIATION

Etymology

Noun

defiliation (countable and uncountable, plural defiliations)

The abstraction of a child from its parents.

Source: Wiktionary


De*fil`i*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. de- + filius son.]

Definition: Abstraction of a child from its parents. Lamb.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SOMETIME

(adverb) at some indefinite or unstated time; “let’s get together sometime”; “everything has to end sometime”; “It was to be printed sometime later”


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Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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