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eviration

eviration noun: emasculation; effeminacy.

Noun

eviration (uncountable)

  1. (archaic, historical) Emasculation; effeminacy.
    • Essentially, then, it was the fear of “eviration,” rather than any overt hostility to women, that excited Rousseauian passions.1995, Gary Kates, Monsieur d'Eon Is a Woman, BasicBooks, page 170

eviration meaning in Tamil

eviration in Tamil

பெண்மை ஆண், பொம்பளைச் செட்டி

Origin of eviration

Latin eviratio.

Questions about eviration

What does eviration mean?
Eviration means emasculation; effeminacy.
What is eviration in Tamil?
Eviration in Tamil is பெண்மை ஆண், பொம்பளைச் செட்டி. See Eviration meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is eviration?
Eviration is a noun.

Words near eviration in the dictionary

  1. eviphidids
  2. evirate
  3. evirated
  4. evirates
  5. evirating
  6. eviration
  7. Eviron
  8. Evis
  9. evisa
  10. evisas
  11. eviscerate

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