defectio.
desertion/revolt/defection; failure/deficiency; ellipsis (grammar); eclipse; weakness/faintness/despondency; swoon/faint, exhaustion (L+S); disappearance;
Meaning & usage
defection, desertion
rebellion, revolt (of a city)
failing, failure, deficiency, want, disappearance, decline
eclipse
ellipsis
a fainting spell, failure of energy or stamina
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin dēficiō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dēfectiō From dēficiō + -tiō.
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