ablactation

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English

Etymology

From Middle English ablactacioun from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin ablactatio, ablactō (“to wean”) from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin ab (“without”) + lacto (“suckle”),[1] from lac (“milk”).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

ablactation (countable and uncountable, plural ablactations)

  1. The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young animals from their dam. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).][1]
  2. (obsolete, horticulture) The process of grafting now called inarching, or "grafting by approach". [Attested from the late 17th century until the early 19th century.][1]

Translations

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “ablactation”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5.

French

Etymology

ab- +‎ lactation

Pronunciation

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Noun

ablactation f (plural ablactations)

  1. (medicine) Interruption in secretion of breast milk, usually caused by a hormonal imbalance.
  2. (medicine, archaic) The weaning of a child.
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