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Meaning of "deplumation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEPLUMATION

deplumation  [ˌdiːpluːˈmeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEPLUMATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Deplumation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEPLUMATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

deplumation

Moulting

In biology, moulting or molting /ˈmoʊltɪŋ/, also known as sloughing, shedding, or for some species, ecdysis, is the manner in which an animal routinely casts off a part of its body, either at specific times of the year, or at specific points in its life cycle. Moulting can involve shedding the epidermis, pelage, or other external layer. In some species, other body parts may be shed, for example, wings in some insects or the entire exoskeleton in arthropods.

Definition of deplumation in the English dictionary

The definition of deplumation in the dictionary is removal of feathers.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEPLUMATION


affirmation
ˌæfəˈmeɪʃən
animation
ˌænɪˈmeɪʃən
approximation
əˌprɒksɪˈmeɪʃən
automation
ˌɔːtəˈmeɪʃən
confirmation
ˌkɒnfəˈmeɪʃən
conformation
ˌkɒnfɔːˈmeɪʃən
defamation
ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən
deformation
ˌdiːfɔːˈmeɪʃən
estimation
ˌɛstɪˈmeɪʃən
exclamation
ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃən
formation
fɔːˈmeɪʃən
inflammation
ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən
information
ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən
misinformation
ˌmɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃən
proclamation
ˌprɒkləˈmeɪʃən
reclamation
ˌrɛkləˈmeɪʃən
reformation
ˌrɛfəˈmeɪʃən
sublimation
ˌsʌblɪˈmeɪʃən
summation
sʌˈmeɪʃən
transformation
ˌtrænsfəˈmeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEPLUMATION

depleted uranium
depleter
depletion
depletion allowance
depletion layer
depletive
depletory
deplorability
deplorable
deplorableness
deplorably
deploration
deplore
deplorer
deploringly
deploy
deployable
deployer
deployment
deplume

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEPLUMATION

accreditation
action
administration
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation
federation
foundation

Synonyms and antonyms of deplumation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «deplumation» into 25 languages

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换羽毛
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deplumation
570 millions of speakers

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deplumation
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deplumation
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فقد الأهداب
280 millions of speakers

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deplumation
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deplumation
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deplumation
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deplumation
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Penghinaan
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deplumation
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deplumation
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deplumation
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Deplumation
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deplumation
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deplumation
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नापसंती
75 millions of speakers

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deplumation
70 millions of speakers

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deplumation
65 millions of speakers

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deplumation
50 millions of speakers

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deplumation
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deplumation
30 millions of speakers
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αποπτίλωση
15 millions of speakers
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deplumation
14 millions of speakers
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deplumation
10 millions of speakers
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deplumation
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of deplumation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEPLUMATION»

The term «deplumation» is normally little used and occupies the 136.062 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEPLUMATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about deplumation

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEPLUMATION»

Discover the use of deplumation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to deplumation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Horæ Mosaicæ: Or, A Dissertation on the Credibility and ...
We meet with a not dissimilar apologue in the commentary of Hierocles : and he has evidently worked it up on the basis of Plato's allegory respecting the deplumation of the soul. According to this writer, there is a meadow of truth and a  ...
George Stanley Faber, 1818
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Horae Mosaicae: Or a Dissertation on the Credibility and ...
We meet with a not dissimilar apologue in the commentary of Hierocles : and he has evidently worked it up on the basis of Plato's allegory respecting the deplumation of the soul. According to this writer, there is a meadow of truth and a  ...
George Stanley Faber, 1818
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Animal Welfare and Meat Production
The welfare issues in geese production include: ○ stress associated with force- feeding ○ stress associated with deplumation ○ disease The countries producing foie gras include Hungary, France, Madagascar, Lithuania and Taiwan .
Neville G. Gregory, Temple Grandin, 2007
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Doncaster in 1864 (1865,1866,1867,1868,1869); its vital ...
This left vegetation in a general state of deplumation. — The month of July was also a cold dry one, several sunless days passed over, four quite so, ten nearly so, and the average of sun during the month amounted to little more than one- third ...
William Sheardown, 1865
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A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish ...
desplome m. collapse; desplomo m. tilt, being out of plumb. desplumadura f. deplumation; desplumar t. to pluck feathers from. [des- + pluma.]; desplume m. deplumation. despoblación f. depopulation; despoblado m. deserted area; ...
Edward A. Roberts, 2014
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An universal etymological English dictionary
F DEPLORABLY, lamentabl DEPLO'RABLENESS, the thy to be lamented. DEPLOR A'TION, a deploring, lament- af or bewailing. L. To DEPLORE' \.amftwert F. of iifh- ran, L,] to lament or bewail one's Miaior- tone. DEPLUMATION, a plucking ...
Nathan Bailey, 1737
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An Universal Etymological Dictionary
'DEPLUMATION sinsurgegv] a Swelling of the Eytþlids, when the Hairs fall off from the Eye-brows. To DEPLUME sdeplumer, F. deplumare, L.] to pluck off the Feathers, to untcteathcr. DEPONENT [Dcþant-Xx, L.] one who gives lnformatiun ...
Bailey, 1759
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Origines Sacrae Or A Rational Account of the Grounds of ...
Through the violence of her moulting, or deplumation, bflse come: into this earthly body, deprived of that hleflZdli e, 'm ichflze before enjoyed. Whlch he tells -us1s very con onant to Plato*s sense of the nag-Wane, or descent of sbuls, that when ...
Edward Stillingfleet, 1680
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A Dictionary of the Welsh Language, Explained in English: ...
fi t. au (plu) Deplumation. Anmhluawg, a. (plu) Unplumed, or unfledged. Anmhliiedig, a. (plu) Deplumed. Anmhhiz, a. (pluz) Not tender; rigid, or harih. Anmhluzcz, ». m. (anmhluz) Want of foftnefs J rigidity. Anrahlwyv, a. (plwyv) Without a parilh.
William Owen Pughe, 1803
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Antiquæ Linguæ Britannicæ Thesaurus: A Welsh and English ...
Ammhluad, .9. m. deplumation. immlhgudd-_, a. nplt tepder; rilgid. mm 1 wy , a. W1 iou a parls . Ammhlwyfol, a. extra-parochial. Ammhlydd, a. not tender; indelicate. Auimhlyg, a. not double, or folded ; single. Ammhlygu, v. a. to unfold.
Thomas Richards, 1839

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