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difflations

difflations is the plural of difflation.

Meaning of difflation

Noun

difflation (usually uncountable, plural difflations)

  1. (obsolete, usually) A blowing apart or away.
    • The famous author of the Commentary on the 12th of the first section of aphorisms, affirms, that the meat is proportioned to the difflation, and, Com. 15th, that there is a greater difflation in the winter-time, therefore it is requisite there should be more meat eaten; it is therefore requisite...1807, Sir John Sinclair, The Code of Health and Longevity

Questions about difflations

What is difflations the plural of?
Difflations is the plural of difflation.

Words near difflations in the dictionary

  1. diffinitive
  2. diffission
  3. diffix
  4. diffixes
  5. difflation
  6. difflations
  7. Diffley
  8. Diffleys
  9. diffluence
  10. diffluences
  11. diffluent

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