"dedition" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: deditions [plural]
Etymology: From Latin deditio, from dedere (“to give away, surrender”), from de- + dare (“to give”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|deditio}} Latin deditio Head templates: {{en-noun}} dedition (plural deditions)
  1. (obsolete) yielding, surrender. Tags: obsolete

Inflected forms

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