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dilation (n.)
"act of dilating," 1590s, formed from dilate on the mistaken assumption that the -ate in that word was the Latin verbal suffix (it is instead part of the stem); the proper form, dilatation, is older (c. 1400).
updated on August 20, 2018
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Definitions of dilation from WordNet
Dictionary entries near dilation
dilapidated
dilapidation
dilatation
dilate
dilated
dilation
dilatory
dildo
dilemma
dilettante
dilettantism