- lap|i|da|tion
- lap|i|da|tion «LAP uh DAY shuhn», noun.1. the act of throwing stones at a person.2. punishment or execution by stoning.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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di|lap|i|da|tion — «duh LAP uh DAY shuhn», noun. a partial ruin; a falling to pieces; decay; tumble down condition: »Figurative. the dilapidation of the national resources (Thomas Matthews). SYNONYM(S): disrepair … Useful english dictionary
sem|i|di|lap|i|da|tion — «SEHM ee duh LAP uh DAY shuhn», noun. the condition or state of being partly ruined; incomplete dilapidation … Useful english dictionary
lap — bur·lap·per; ca·lap·pa; col·lap·sion; den·dro·co·lap·tid; den·dro·co·lap·ti·dae; di·lap·i·date; di·lap·i·da·tion; di·lap·i·da·tor; in·fra·lap·sar·i·an·ism; in·ter·lap; lae·lap·ti·dae; lap·a·ge·ria; lap·an; lap·a·rot·o·my; lap; lap·ey·rou·sia;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
di·lap·i·da·tion — /dəˌlæpəˈdeıʃən/ noun [noncount] : a bad condition caused by age or lack of care : a dilapidated condition The old houses were in various stages of dilapidation … Useful english dictionary
lapidation — lap·i·da·tion … English syllables
da — abab·da; acar·i·da; ac·com·mo·da·ble; ac·com·mo·da·tion; ac·com·mo·da·tion·al; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tor; ac·cor·da·tu·ra; acel·da·ma; achor·da·ta; ac·ni·da; acras·i·da; acras·pe·da; ac·ti·noi·da; ac·ti·no·myx·i·da;… … English syllables
di — di·al·able; di·al; di·al·de·hyde; di·a·lec·tal; di·a·lec·tal·ism; di·a·lec·tic; di·a·lec·ti·cal; di·a·lec·ti·cal·ly; di·a·lec·ti·cian; di·a·lec·to·log·i·cal; di·a·lec·tol·o·gist; di·a·lec·tol·o·gy; di·a·lis·ter; di·alkylamine; di·al·lage;… … English syllables
lapinization — Serial passage of a virus or vaccine in rabbits. [Fr. lapin, rabbit] * * * lap·in·iza·tion (lap″in ĭ zaґshən) [Fr. lapin rabbit] passage of a virus through rabbits as a means of modifying its characteristics … Medical dictionary
dilapidate — di•lap•i•date [[t]dɪˈlæp ɪˌdeɪt[/t]] v. dat•ed, dat•ing 1) to cause or allow to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect 2) archaic to squander 3) to decay • Etymology: 1560–70; < ML dīlapidātus, ptp. of dīlapidāre to squander… … From formal English to slang
