ablactation

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English

Etymology

From Middle English ablactacioun from Late Latin ablactatio, ablactō (“to wean”) from ab (“without”) + lacto (“suckle”),[1] from lac (“milk”); equivalent to ab- +‎ lactation.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌæb.lækˈteɪ.ʃn̩/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

ablactation (countable and uncountable, plural ablactations)

  2. The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young animals from their dam. [1]
  4. (obsolete, horticulture) Inarching. [1]
  5. (obsolete) a tempest

Descendants

  • → Polish: ablaktacja

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

From ab- +‎ lactation.

Pronunciation

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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