WordNet Dictionary
Webster's 1913 Dictionary\E*ma`ci*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]maciation.] 1. The act of making very lean. 2. The state of being emaciated or reduced to excessive leanness; an excessively lean condition.
| Pronunciation: | i`meyshee'eyshun | ||
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| Definition: | [n] extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) | ||
| Synonyms: | bonyness, gauntness, maceration | ||
| See Also: | leanness, thinness | ||
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| Definition: | \E*ma`ci*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]maciation.] 1. The act of making very lean. 2. The state of being emaciated or reduced to excessive leanness; an excessively lean condition. | ||
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