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depilation (n.)
early 15c., depilacioun, "loss of hair;" 1540s, "act or process of removing hair from the skin or a hide;" from Modern Latin depilationem, noun of action from past-participle stem of Late Latin depilare "pull out the hair, pluck out the feathers," from de- "completely" (see de-) + pilatus, past participle of Latin pilare "deprive of hair," from pilus "hair" (see pile (n.3)).
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Definitions of depilation
Dictionary entries near depilation
depersonalization
dephlogisticate
depict
depiction
depilate
depilation
depilatory
deplane
deplatform
deplete
depletion