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disposal.

A disposition; an arrangement, categorization, or classification of things.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/dɪsˈpəʊ.zəl/Received-Pronunciation/dɪsˈpoʊ.zəl/General-American/dɪsˈpəʉ.zəl/Australia
  1. A disposition; an arrangement, categorization, or classification of things.

    countable
  2. The act or an instance of disposing of or getting rid of something. A kick or a handball of the ball during a game.

    countable
  3. The act or an instance of disposing of or getting rid of something. A sexual paraphilia, as in art, fiction, and role-playing, that involves a character consuming and digesting another and disposing their remains as bodily fluids, typically as via ejaculation or defecation.

    Internet · countable · slang · uncountable
  4. The power to use something or someone.

    uncountable
  5. A garbage disposal

    countable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree French disposerbor. English dispose Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English disposal From dispose + -al.

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