abgregation

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Etymology

From abgregate +‎ -tion

Noun

abgregation (plural abgregations)

  1. (obsolete, rare) act of separating or dispersing something from the flock

References

  • 1740, Thomas Dyche, A New General English Dictionary, page 23:
  • 1726, Nathan Bailey, An Universal Etymological English Dictionary, page 15:
  • 1989, J.A. Simpson, E. S. C. Weiner, The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN: