DISJECTION

Etymology

Noun

disjection (countable and uncountable, plural disjections)

destruction; dispersion

a very striking image of the sudden disjection of Pharaoh's host

Source: Wiktionary


Dis*jec"tion, n. Etym: [L. disjicere, disjectum, to throw asunder, disperse; dis- + jacere to throw.]

Definition: Destruction; dispersion. Bp. Horsley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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