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delectations

delectations is the plural of delectation.

Meaning of delectation

Noun

delectation (countable and uncountable, plural delectations)

  1. Great pleasure; delight.
    • Do not let us men despise these instincts because we cannot feel them. These women were made for our comfort and delectation, gentlemen,—with all the rest of the minor animals.1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 22, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published...
    Synonyms:
    delection

Phrases with delectations

Questions about delectations

What is delectations the plural of?
Delectations is the plural of delectation.

Words near delectations in the dictionary

  1. delectate
  2. delectated
  3. delectates
  4. delectating
  5. delectation
  6. delectations
  7. delected
  8. delectine
  9. delecting
  10. delection
  11. delects

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