"defecation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌdɛfɪˈkeɪʃən/ [UK], /ˌdɛfəˈkeɪʃən/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-defecation.wav Forms: defecations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: 17th century, borrowed from Late Latin dēfaecātiō. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|dēfaecātiō}} Late Latin dēfaecātiō Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} defecation (countable and uncountable, plural defecations)
  1. The act or process of voiding feces from the bowels. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act or process of voiding excrement): 排便 (páibiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), vyprázdnění [neuter] (Czech), stoelgang [masculine] (Dutch), fekado (Esperanto), ulostaminen (Finnish), défécation [feminine] (French), მოკუკვა (moḳuḳva) (Georgian), კუკვა (ḳuḳva) (Georgian), მოჯმა (moǯma) (Georgian), კუჭში გასვლა (ḳuč̣ši gasvla) (Georgian), Stuhlgang [masculine] (German), αφόδευση (afódefsi) [feminine] (Greek), κένωση (kénosi) [feminine] (Greek), defekasi (Indonesian), defecazione [feminine] (Italian), 排便 (haiben) (alt: はいべん) (Japanese), 배변 (baebyeon) (alt: 排便) (Korean), penyahtinjaan (Malay), derketina destavê (Northern Kurdish), gûkirin (Northern Kurdish), wypróżnienie [neuter] (Polish), defekacja [feminine] (Polish), defecación [feminine] (Spanish), deposición (Spanish), deyección (Spanish), egestión (Spanish), evacuación (Spanish), avföring [common-gender] (Swedish), stolgång [common-gender] (Swedish), defekation [common-gender] (Swedish), dışkılama (Turkish), jied (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-defecation-en-noun-fjA08Dbp Disambiguation of 'act or process of voiding excrement': 94 6
  2. Any of several processes for the removal of impurities, or for clarifying various materials. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (process of removing impurities): puhdistaminen (Finnish), defecazione [feminine] (Italian), defekacja [feminine] (Polish), defecación [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-defecation-en-noun-vpq2t37r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Volapük translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of 'process of removing impurities': 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Anti-Defecation League, hyperdefecation, open defecation Related terms: defecate, feces, Appendix:Toilet slang

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Alternative forms

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      "sense": "act or process of voiding excrement",
      "word": "배변"
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      "sense": "act or process of voiding excrement",
      "word": "derketina destavê"
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      "sense": "act or process of voiding excrement",
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      "sense": "act or process of voiding excrement",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "defekacja"
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      "word": "defecación"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "act or process of voiding excrement",
      "word": "deposición"
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      "word": "deyección"
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      "sense": "act or process of voiding excrement",
      "word": "egestión"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "act or process of voiding excrement",
      "word": "evacuación"
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      "word": "dışkılama"
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      "word": "puhdistaminen"
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      "code": "it",
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