- maciation
- † maciˈation Obs.
[n. of action f. late L. maciāre, f. maciēs (see next): cf. emaciation.]‘A making lean’ (Bailey 1727 vol. II).
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Emaciation — E*ma ci*a tion, n. [Cf. F. [ e]maciation.] 1. The act of making very lean. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being emaciated or reduced to excessive leanness; an excessively lean condition. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
