effacement.
The act of expunging, of wiping out; expungement.
Meaning & usage
The act of expunging, of wiping out; expungement.
Withdrawal in order to make oneself inconspicuous; the making of oneself inconspicuous.
A shortening, or thinning, of the cervix before or during early labour.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Old French esfacier French effacer Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Middle French -ment French -ment French effacementbor. English effacement Borrowed from French effacement.
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