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spiflication

spiflication noun: the act of spiflicating, or the state of being spiflicated; annihilation.

Noun

spiflication (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) The act of spiflicating, or the state of being spiflicated; annihilation.
    • Whose blood he vowed to drink — the Oriental form of threatening spiflication1855, Richard Francis Burton, Pilgrimmage to El-Medinah and Mecca
    • ... you had better not mention — to quote Johnson — of Benson's spiflication1859, George Meredith, chapter 11, in The Ordeal of Richard Feverel

Origin of spiflication

See spiflicate.

Questions about spiflication

What does spiflication mean?
Spiflication means the act of spiflicating, or the state of being spiflicated; annihilation.
What part of speech is spiflication?
Spiflication is a noun.

Words near spiflication in the dictionary

  1. spiffy
  2. spiflicate
  3. spiflicated
  4. spiflicates
  5. spiflicating
  6. spiflication
  7. SPIFS
  8. spigarello
  9. Spigelian
  10. Spigelian lobe
  11. Spigelian lobes

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