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disclusion

/dɪsˈkluːʒən/

disclusion noun: a shutting off; exclusion.

Noun

disclusion (countable and uncountable, plural disclusions)

  1. (obsolete) A shutting off; exclusion.
    • impressed in the Brain, the composition of them, and disclusion and various disposal of them, is plainly an arbitrarious act,1659, Henry More, The Immortality of the Soul, so Farre Forth as It is Demonstrable from the Knowledge of Nature and the Light of Reason, London: […] J[ames] Flesher, for William Morden […], →OCLC
  2. A separation of the teeth when the jaw is slightly opened.
  3. Especially, a separation of posterior teeth when the lower jaw moves forward, as a natural result of the alignment of the anterior teeth.

Forms of disclusion

pluraldisclusions

Origin of disclusion

From Latin disclusio, from discludere, disclusum (“to separate”). See disclose.

Questions about disclusion

What does disclusion mean?
Disclusion means a shutting off; exclusion.
What part of speech is disclusion?
Disclusion is a noun.
How do you pronounce disclusion?
Disclusion is pronounced /dɪsˈkluːʒən/.
What is the plural of disclusion?
The plural of disclusion is disclusions.

Words near disclusion in the dictionary

  1. disclouds
  2. disclude
  3. discluded
  4. discludes
  5. discluding
  6. disclusion
  7. discmag
  8. discmags
  9. discman
  10. Discmans
  11. Discmen

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