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derelictions

derelictions is the plural of dereliction.

Meaning of dereliction

Noun

dereliction (countable and uncountable, plural derelictions)

  1. Willful neglect of one's duty.
    • The new soldier did not clean his cabin and was scolded for dereliction and disobedience.
  2. The act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned.
    • To this we must contend with prayer , with actual dereliction and seposition of all our other affairs1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Francis Ashe […], →OCLC
  3. Land gained from the water by a change of water-line.

Questions about derelictions

What is derelictions the plural of?
Derelictions is the plural of dereliction.

Words near derelictions in the dictionary

  1. Derek
  2. derelict
  3. derelicted
  4. derelicting
  5. dereliction
  6. derelictions
  7. derelictly
  8. derelictness
  9. derelicts
  10. dereligionise
  11. dereligionised

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