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porrections

porrections is the plural of porrection.

Meaning of porrection

Noun

porrection (plural porrections)

  1. (archaic) The act of stretching forth, or holding forward, as if offering.
    • The two flaps on the free end of the underlip clasp little clusters of pollen grains between them and grind them behind by quick alternate porrections and retractions1867, A. R. Wallace, letter to Charles Darwin

Questions about porrections

What is porrections the plural of?
Porrections is the plural of porrection.

Words near porrections in the dictionary

  1. porrect
  2. porrected
  3. porrecti
  4. porrecting
  5. porrection
  6. porrections
  7. porrectly
  8. porrects
  9. porrectus
  10. porrenger
  11. porrengers

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