| Pronunciation: | | `deeglû'tishun
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| Matching Terms: | | deglutitious
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips" |
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| | Synonyms: | | drink, swallow |
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| | See Also: | | aerophagia, consumption, draft, draught, gulp, ingestion, intake, nip, sip, swig, uptake |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Deg`lu*ti"tion\, n. [L. deglutire to swallow down;
de- + glutire to swallow: cf. F. d['e]glutition. See {Glut}.]
The act or process of swallowing food; the power of
swallowing.
The muscles employed in the act of deglutition.
--Paley.
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