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EFFACEMENT
effacement, self-effacement
(noun) withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous
effacement
(noun) shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
effacement (countable and uncountable, plural effacements)
The act of expunging, of wiping out; expungement.
Withdrawal in order to make oneself inconspicuous; the making of oneself inconspicuous.
(medicine) A shortening, or thinning, of the cervix before or during early labour.
Source: Wiktionary
Ef*face"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. effacement.]
Definition: The act if effacing; also, the result of the act.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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