"abacination" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˌbæsɪˈneɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-abacination.wav [US] Forms: abacinations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From abacinate + -ion. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|abacinate|ion}} abacinate + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} abacination (countable and uncountable, plural abacinations)
  1. The act of abacinating, of blinding with the light from hot metal Wikipedia link: abacination Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Injuries, Torture Synonyms: abbacination
    Sense id: en-abacination-en-noun-JJY1Lazy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ion

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