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epilations

epilations is the plural of epilation.

Meaning of epilation

Noun

epilation (countable and uncountable, plural epilations)

  1. (strictly) The removal of hair from the skin in such a way that removes or destroys the root.
    • These [boys being groomed as prostitutes] are sold by their parents (sometimes stolen from them), about the age of 4, and educated, while they are also subjected to a special physical training, which includes massage of the gluteal regions to favor development, dilatation of the anus, and epilation...1927, Havelock Ellis, Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6)
  2. The removal of hair from the skin via the use of an epilator.

Questions about epilations

What is epilations the plural of?
Epilations is the plural of epilation.

Words near epilations in the dictionary

  1. epilate
  2. epilated
  3. epilates
  4. epilating
  5. epilation
  6. epilations
  7. epilator
  8. epilators
  9. epilatory
  10. epilayer
  11. epilayers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: epilations (page history and authors); epilation (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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