deterration
English
Etymology
From Latin de + terra (“earth”) + -ation. Compare French déterrer (“to unearth”).
Noun
deterration (countable and uncountable, plural deterrations)
- The uncovering of anything buried or covered with earth; an unearthing.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for deterration in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)