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dilapidatio.

squandering; wasting;

11 characters5 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[diː.ɫa.pɪˈdaː.ti.oː]Classical-Latin[di.la.piˈdat.t͡si.o]

squandering; waste
declension-3

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin dīlapidō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dīlapidātiō From dīlapidō + -tiō.

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