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delapidation

delapidation is the dated form of dilapidation.

Meaning of dilapidation

Noun

dilapidation (countable and uncountable, plural dilapidations)

  1. The state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined.
  2. The act of dilapidating, damaging a building or structure through neglect or intentionally.
  3. (UK) Ecclesiastical waste: impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or intentionally.
  4. (in plural) Money paid at the end of an incumbency by the incumbent or his heirs for the purpose of putting the parsonage etc. in good repair for the succeeding incumbent.

Forms of delapidation

pluraldelapidations

Questions about delapidation

What is delapidation the dated form of?
Delapidation is the dated form of dilapidation.

Words near delapidation in the dictionary

  1. Delapaz
  2. Delapazes
  3. Delapena
  4. Delapenas
  5. delapidated
  6. delapidation
  7. delapidations
  8. Delaporte
  9. delapril
  10. delapse
  11. delapsed

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