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delibration

delibration noun: the act of stripping off bark. Also the obsolete form of deliberation.

Noun

delibration (countable and uncountable, plural delibrations)

  1. (obsolete, uncountable) The act of stripping off bark.
    • Coniferous and broadleaved wood destined for delibration or pulping by mechanical, chemical or combined means.1966, Timber Statistics for Europe - Volume 19

Also used as

delibration is also the obsolete form of deliberation.

Forms of delibration

pluraldelibrations

Origin of delibration

From de- + Latin liber (“bark”) + -ation.

Questions about delibration

What does delibration mean?
Delibration means the act of stripping off bark.
What part of speech is delibration?
Delibration is a noun.
What is the plural of delibration?
The plural of delibration is delibrations.

Words near delibration in the dictionary

  1. delibility
  2. delible
  3. delibly
  4. delibrate
  5. delibrates
  6. delibration
  7. delibrations
  8. delicacies
  9. delicacy
  10. delicata
  11. delicatas

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