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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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